The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of His Life and Writings, Band 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... Reason and ridicule are equally impotent against that unhappy passion . To those infected with it , the charms of the gaming - table may be said to be omnipotent . Soon after this , he once more gave himself up to it without control ...
... Reason and ridicule are equally impotent against that unhappy passion . To those infected with it , the charms of the gaming - table may be said to be omnipotent . Soon after this , he once more gave himself up to it without control ...
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... reason for making it a secret . In short , by a very little practice as a physician , and a very little reputation as a poet , I make a shift to live . Nothing is more apt to introduce us to the gates of the Muses than poverty ; but it ...
... reason for making it a secret . In short , by a very little practice as a physician , and a very little reputation as a poet , I make a shift to live . Nothing is more apt to introduce us to the gates of the Muses than poverty ; but it ...
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... reason to congratulate your choice ; but when I consider my own , I cannot avoid feeling some regret , that one of my few friends has declined a pursuit in which he had every reason to expect success . The truth is , like the rest of ...
... reason to congratulate your choice ; but when I consider my own , I cannot avoid feeling some regret , that one of my few friends has declined a pursuit in which he had every reason to expect success . The truth is , like the rest of ...
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... reason to expect , and yet you see me generally fill a whole sheet , which is all the recom- pense I can make for being so frequently troublesome . The behaviour of Mr Mills and Mr Lawder is a little extraordinary . However , their ...
... reason to expect , and yet you see me generally fill a whole sheet , which is all the recom- pense I can make for being so frequently troublesome . The behaviour of Mr Mills and Mr Lawder is a little extraordinary . However , their ...
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... reasons you have given me for breeding up your son a scholar , are judicious and convincing . I should , however , be glad to know for what particular profession he is designed . If he be assiduous , and divested of strong passions ...
... reasons you have given me for breeding up your son a scholar , are judicious and convincing . I should , however , be glad to know for what particular profession he is designed . If he be assiduous , and divested of strong passions ...
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