The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Band 4 |
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The estates he purchased there , as also that of which he was possessed in Cheshire , descended to our poet , who was his eldest son , and still remain in the family . Thus want , which has compelled many of our greatest men into the ...
The estates he purchased there , as also that of which he was possessed in Cheshire , descended to our poet , who was his eldest son , and still remain in the family . Thus want , which has compelled many of our greatest men into the ...
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A poet , while living , is sel- dom an object sufficiently great to attract much attention ; his real merits are known but to a few , and these are gene- rally sparing in their praises . When his fame is increased by time , it is then ...
A poet , while living , is sel- dom an object sufficiently great to attract much attention ; his real merits are known but to a few , and these are gene- rally sparing in their praises . When his fame is increased by time , it is then ...
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... come back speedily , and prevent the in- crease of my sins ; for , at the rate I have begun to rave , I shall not only damn all the poets and commentators who have gone before me , but be damn'd myself by all who come after me .
... come back speedily , and prevent the in- crease of my sins ; for , at the rate I have begun to rave , I shall not only damn all the poets and commentators who have gone before me , but be damn'd myself by all who come after me .
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... since in it I shall give all I ever intend to give ( which I'll beg your's and the Dean's acceptance of ) . You must look on me no more a poet , but a plain commoner , who lives upon his own , and fears and flatters no man .
... since in it I shall give all I ever intend to give ( which I'll beg your's and the Dean's acceptance of ) . You must look on me no more a poet , but a plain commoner , who lives upon his own , and fears and flatters no man .
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However , what he permitted the world to see of his life was elegant and splendid ; his fortune ( for a poet ) was very considerable , and it may easily be supposed he lived to the very extent of it . The fact is , his expenses were ...
However , what he permitted the world to see of his life was elegant and splendid ; his fortune ( for a poet ) was very considerable , and it may easily be supposed he lived to the very extent of it . The fact is , his expenses were ...
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