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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... observed , and could have profited nothing by rendering the work ever so perfect . This , however , was false reasoning , though not unnatural in the mouth of the author , who must earn daily bread by daily labour . The narrative ...
... observed , and could have profited nothing by rendering the work ever so perfect . This , however , was false reasoning , though not unnatural in the mouth of the author , who must earn daily bread by daily labour . The narrative ...
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... observed , and comes to the conclusion , just or unjust , that our happiness depends little on political institutions , and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds . While the fourth edition of the Traveller was on the 10 ...
... observed , and comes to the conclusion , just or unjust , that our happiness depends little on political institutions , and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds . While the fourth edition of the Traveller was on the 10 ...
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... observed , there was always the very best company ; the widow , on the contrary , 30 who came but once a season , was for securing a good standing - place to see the waterworks , which she assured us would begin in less than an hour at ...
... observed , there was always the very best company ; the widow , on the contrary , 30 who came but once a season , was for securing a good standing - place to see the waterworks , which she assured us would begin in less than an hour at ...
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MACAULAYS LIFE OF GOLDSMITH | 20 |
THACKERAYS GOLDSMITH | 38 |
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