The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 4A. and W. Galignani and Jules Didot, 1825 |
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... upon what terms I am to deal with the book- seller , and whether you design the copy - money for Gay , as you formerly talked ; what number of books would you have yourself , etc. I scarce see any thing to 121 LIFE OF DR PARNELL .
... upon what terms I am to deal with the book- seller , and whether you design the copy - money for Gay , as you formerly talked ; what number of books would you have yourself , etc. I scarce see any thing to 121 LIFE OF DR PARNELL .
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... thing to be altered in this whole piece ; in the poems you sent I will take the liberty you allow me the story of Pandora , and the Eclogue upon Health , are two of the most beautiful things I ever read . I do not say this to the ...
... thing to be altered in this whole piece ; in the poems you sent I will take the liberty you allow me the story of Pandora , and the Eclogue upon Health , are two of the most beautiful things I ever read . I do not say this to the ...
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... things . In the summer I spoke truth to damsels ; in the winter I told lies to ladies . Now you know where I have been , and what I have done , I shall tell you what I intend to do the ensuing summer ; I propose to do the same thing I ...
... things . In the summer I spoke truth to damsels ; in the winter I told lies to ladies . Now you know where I have been , and what I have done , I shall tell you what I intend to do the ensuing summer ; I propose to do the same thing I ...
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... thing I wish above all things , it is to see you again ; the next is to see here your treatise of Zoilus , with Batrachomuomachia , and the Pervigilium Veneris , both which poems are masterpieces in several kinds ; and I question not ...
... thing I wish above all things , it is to see you again ; the next is to see here your treatise of Zoilus , with Batrachomuomachia , and the Pervigilium Veneris , both which poems are masterpieces in several kinds ; and I question not ...
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... things in con- junction , and Gay usually held the pen . And yet I do not remember any productions which were the joint effort of this society , as doing it honour . There is something feeble and quaint in all their attempts , as if ...
... things in con- junction , and Gay usually held the pen . And yet I do not remember any productions which were the joint effort of this society , as doing it honour . There is something feeble and quaint in all their attempts , as if ...
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