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His genius and understanding were seen and admired in both these seminaries ,
but his love of pleasure had so much ' the ascendency , that he seemed
contented rather with the consciousness of his own great powers than their
exertion .
His genius and understanding were seen and admired in both these seminaries ,
but his love of pleasure had so much ' the ascendency , that he seemed
contented rather with the consciousness of his own great powers than their
exertion .
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ev me acquisition of knowledge , was dissipated in pleasure ; and instead of
aiming to excel in praiseworthy pursuits , Bolingbroke seemed more ambitious of
being thought the greatest rake about town . This period might have been
compared ...
ev me acquisition of knowledge , was dissipated in pleasure ; and instead of
aiming to excel in praiseworthy pursuits , Bolingbroke seemed more ambitious of
being thought the greatest rake about town . This period might have been
compared ...
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The friendship between him and Bolingbroke seemed at this time to have been
sincere and disinterested ; for the latter chose to follow his fortune , and the next
day resigned his employments in the administration , following his friend ' s ...
The friendship between him and Bolingbroke seemed at this time to have been
sincere and disinterested ; for the latter chose to follow his fortune , and the next
day resigned his employments in the administration , following his friend ' s ...
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... an insidious alliance , that wanted only to gain the advantage of victory ,
without contributing to the expenses of the combat ; a weak declining mistress ,
that was led by every report , and seemed ready to listen to whatever was said
against ...
... an insidious alliance , that wanted only to gain the advantage of victory ,
without contributing to the expenses of the combat ; a weak declining mistress ,
that was led by every report , and seemed ready to listen to whatever was said
against ...
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But his reception and negociations at Paris were still more unpromising than
those at Commercy ; and nothing but absolute infatuation seemed to dictate
every measure taken by the party . He there found a multitude of people at work ,
and ...
But his reception and negociations at Paris were still more unpromising than
those at Commercy ; and nothing but absolute infatuation seemed to dictate
every measure taken by the party . He there found a multitude of people at work ,
and ...
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| Titel | The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Band 4 Coll. of Engl. lit Collection of English literature The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Autor/in | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Herausgeber | Washington Irving |
| Verlag | A. and W. Galignani and Jules Didot, 1825 |
| Original von | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 21. Sept. 2010 |
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