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 91
... thought of convincing , while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things , for all things unfit , Too nice for a statesman , too proud for a wit : For a patriot , too cool ; for a drudge , disobedient ; And too fond of the ...
... thought of convincing , while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things , for all things unfit , Too nice for a statesman , too proud for a wit : For a patriot , too cool ; for a drudge , disobedient ; And too fond of the ...
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... thought strongly in my favour ; so , after resolving , and re - resolving , I had courage enough to tell her my mind . Miss heard my proposal with serenity , seeming at the same time to study the figures of her fan . Out at last it came ...
... thought strongly in my favour ; so , after resolving , and re - resolving , I had courage enough to tell her my mind . Miss heard my proposal with serenity , seeming at the same time to study the figures of her fan . Out at last it came ...
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... thought proper ; which was more than some people could say for themselves , that hardly knew a rabbit and onions from a 10 green goose and gooseberries . It is hard to say where this might have ended , had not the husband , who probably ...
... thought proper ; which was more than some people could say for themselves , that hardly knew a rabbit and onions from a 10 green goose and gooseberries . It is hard to say where this might have ended , had not the husband , who probably ...
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MACAULAYS LIFE OF GOLDSMITH | 20 |
THACKERAYS GOLDSMITH | 38 |
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