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He soon perceived how “ much more elegantly men were fed than he ; there“ fore
, he began to loath his usual food and longed for those delicacies which adorn
the tables of prin“ ces; but here again he found it impossible to be “ satisfied; ...
He soon perceived how “ much more elegantly men were fed than he ; there“ fore
, he began to loath his usual food and longed for those delicacies which adorn
the tables of prin“ ces; but here again he found it impossible to be “ satisfied; ...
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He is satisfied to be one of a country where mighty things have been ; and
imagines the fancied power of others reflects a lustre on himself. Thus, by
degrees, he loses the idea of his own insignificance in a confused notion of the
extraordinary ...
He is satisfied to be one of a country where mighty things have been ; and
imagines the fancied power of others reflects a lustre on himself. Thus, by
degrees, he loses the idea of his own insignificance in a confused notion of the
extraordinary ...
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The king of Visapour or Pegu, not satisfied with claiming the globe and all its
appurtenances to him and his heirs, asserts a property even in the firmament,
and extends his orders to the milky way. The monarchs of Europe, with more
modesty, ...
The king of Visapour or Pegu, not satisfied with claiming the globe and all its
appurtenances to him and his heirs, asserts a property even in the firmament,
and extends his orders to the milky way. The monarchs of Europe, with more
modesty, ...
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are some subjects on which a writer must decline all attempts to acquire fame,
satisfied with being obscurely useful. After such a number of Roman histories, in
almost all languages, ancient and modern, it would be but imposture to pretend ...
are some subjects on which a writer must decline all attempts to acquire fame,
satisfied with being obscurely useful. After such a number of Roman histories, in
almost all languages, ancient and modern, it would be but imposture to pretend ...
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It is not easy, however, to satisfy the different expectations of mankind in a work of
this kind, calculated for every apprehension, and on which all are consequently
capable of forming some judgment. Some may say that it is too long to pass ...
It is not easy, however, to satisfy the different expectations of mankind in a work of
this kind, calculated for every apprehension, and on which all are consequently
capable of forming some judgment. Some may say that it is too long to pass ...
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| Titel | The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Band 4 The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Autor/in | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Herausgeber | Samuel Rose |
| Verlag | Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 19. Nov. 2013 |
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