The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
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... never so thinly , over the surface of the earth , it enriches the whole country . Thus the wealth a nation possesses must expatiate , or it is of no benefit to the public ; it becomes rather a grievance where matrimonial laws thus ...
... never so thinly , over the surface of the earth , it enriches the whole country . Thus the wealth a nation possesses must expatiate , or it is of no benefit to the public ; it becomes rather a grievance where matrimonial laws thus ...
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... never find courage to run through all the ad- ventures prescribed by the law . I could submit to court my mistress herself upon reasonable terms ; but to court her father , her mother , and a long tribe of cousins , aunts , and ...
... never find courage to run through all the ad- ventures prescribed by the law . I could submit to court my mistress herself upon reasonable terms ; but to court her father , her mother , and a long tribe of cousins , aunts , and ...
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... visited many countries , and have been in ci- ties without number , yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve of those little great men ; all fancying themselves known to the rest. CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 23.
... visited many countries , and have been in ci- ties without number , yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve of those little great men ; all fancying themselves known to the rest. CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 23.
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... never forsakes them , but prepares to wran- gle and to praise against every opposer ; at once ready to increase their pride while living , and their charac- ter when dead . For you and I , my friend , who have no humble admirer thus to ...
... never forsakes them , but prepares to wran- gle and to praise against every opposer ; at once ready to increase their pride while living , and their charac- ter when dead . For you and I , my friend , who have no humble admirer thus to ...
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... never behold her without an increase of ten- derness and respect . Whence this injustice of the mind in preferring imperfect beauty to that which Nature seems to have finished with care ? whence the infatuation , that he whom a comet ...
... never behold her without an increase of ten- derness and respect . Whence this injustice of the mind in preferring imperfect beauty to that which Nature seems to have finished with care ? whence the infatuation , that he whom a comet ...
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Academy at Pekin acquaintance Adieu admiration amusement animals antiquity appear applause attempt barbarous beau beauty become Brentford Ceremonial Academy charms China Chinese Circassia Confucius continued court cries culverin curiosity disappointment distress emperor endeavour England English epigram Europe eyes fair sex fancy favour Fum Hoam genius give happiness honour human Hyæna ignorant imagination increase justice Kentish Town kind labour ladies laws learning LETTER Lien Chi Altangi live look MAC FLECKNOE Mandarine mankind manner marriage ment merit mind modern Moscow Natural History neral never object obliged occasion OLIVER GOLDSMITH once opinion passion penal laws perceive philosopher pity pleasing pleasure poem poet poor possessed praise present proper Quadrupeds reader reason rich seemed sensible serve solemnity soon spectator tail thing thought tion told town traveller whole wisdom writer