Essays on Goldsmith by Scott, Macaulay, and Thackeray: And Selections from His WritingsOliver Goldsmith, Grace Eleanor Hadow, Charles Bickersteth Wheeler, Walter Scott, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, William Makepeace Thackeray Clarendon Press, 1946 - 200 pages |
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... given you circumstances , and nature a power to look charming in the eyes of the fair . Nor do I envy , my dear Bob , such blessings , while I may sit down and laugh at the world , and at myself , the most ridiculous object 10 in it ...
... given you circumstances , and nature a power to look charming in the eyes of the fair . Nor do I envy , my dear Bob , such blessings , while I may sit down and laugh at the world , and at myself , the most ridiculous object 10 in it ...
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... him , and their cares distress'd : To them his heart , his love , his griefs were given , But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven . As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form , 1944 G THE DESERTED VILLAGE 81.
... him , and their cares distress'd : To them his heart , his love , his griefs were given , But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven . As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form , 1944 G THE DESERTED VILLAGE 81.
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... given . 10. Chamier : Antony Chamier , an Under - Secretary of State , was an original member of the Club , see note to p . 26. 30. The term ' foolish chatterer ' is Macaulay's own invention ; what Chamier said was , ' Well , I do ...
... given . 10. Chamier : Antony Chamier , an Under - Secretary of State , was an original member of the Club , see note to p . 26. 30. The term ' foolish chatterer ' is Macaulay's own invention ; what Chamier said was , ' Well , I do ...
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MACAULAYS LIFE OF GOLDSMITH | 20 |
THACKERAYS GOLDSMITH | 38 |
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