The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
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... sensible of their value . Every po- lite member of the community by buying what he writes , contributes to reward him . The ridicule therefore of living in a garret , might have been wit in the last age , but continues such no longer ...
... sensible of their value . Every po- lite member of the community by buying what he writes , contributes to reward him . The ridicule therefore of living in a garret , might have been wit in the last age , but continues such no longer ...
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... sensible however that you will censure me for profusion in this respect , bred up as you are in the narrow prejudices of Eastern frugality . You will un- doubtedly assert , that such a stipend is too great for so useless an employment ...
... sensible however that you will censure me for profusion in this respect , bred up as you are in the narrow prejudices of Eastern frugality . You will un- doubtedly assert , that such a stipend is too great for so useless an employment ...
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... sensible admo- nition of Mê the philosopher . " You love harmony , " says he , " and are charmed with music . I do not " blame you for hearing a fine voice , when you are in " your closet with a lovely parterre under your eye , " or in ...
... sensible admo- nition of Mê the philosopher . " You love harmony , " says he , " and are charmed with music . I do not " blame you for hearing a fine voice , when you are in " your closet with a lovely parterre under your eye , " or in ...
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... sensible ; while one still more fortunate than the rest , by pickling , potting , and preserving monsters , rises into unbound- ed reputation . The labours of such men , instead of being calcula- ted to amuse the public , are laid out ...
... sensible ; while one still more fortunate than the rest , by pickling , potting , and preserving monsters , rises into unbound- ed reputation . The labours of such men , instead of being calcula- ted to amuse the public , are laid out ...
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... sensible of the advantage of titular dig- nity . All seem convinced , that a book written by vulgar hands , can neither instruct nor improve ; none but Kings , Chams , and Mandarines , can write with any probability of success . If the ...
... sensible of the advantage of titular dig- nity . All seem convinced , that a book written by vulgar hands , can neither instruct nor improve ; none but Kings , Chams , and Mandarines , can write with any probability of success . If the ...
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