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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Page 64
... happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the ...
... happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the ...
Page 154
... happiness of the Arabian lawgiver , and lifted me into an ecstasy of admiration . I was going to second his remarks , when we were called to a consultation by Mr. Tibbs and the rest of the company , to know in what manner we were to lay ...
... happiness of the Arabian lawgiver , and lifted me into an ecstasy of admiration . I was going to second his remarks , when we were called to a consultation by Mr. Tibbs and the rest of the company , to know in what manner we were to lay ...
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... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . ' The first edition was dated 1765 ...
... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . ' The first edition was dated 1765 ...
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MACAULAYS LIFE OF GOLDSMITH | 20 |
THACKERAYS GOLDSMITH | 38 |
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