The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
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... curiosity , and promised myself endless satisfaction in being introduced to the presiding goddess . I per- ceived several strangers , who entered with the same design , and what surprised me not a little , was to see several others ...
... curiosity , and promised myself endless satisfaction in being introduced to the presiding goddess . I per- ceived several strangers , who entered with the same design , and what surprised me not a little , was to see several others ...
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... curiosity therefore must be proportionably less ; and if that is diminished , the reasoning faculty will be diminished in proportion , our own . Besides , sensual - enjoyment adds wings to curiosity , We consider few objects with ardent ...
... curiosity therefore must be proportionably less ; and if that is diminished , the reasoning faculty will be diminished in proportion , our own . Besides , sensual - enjoyment adds wings to curiosity , We consider few objects with ardent ...
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... curiosity in nature ; a wonder far surpassing the flying fish , petrified crab , or travelling lobster . However , from my great love to the profession , I would willingly have them divested of part of their contempt , and part of their ...
... curiosity in nature ; a wonder far surpassing the flying fish , petrified crab , or travelling lobster . However , from my great love to the profession , I would willingly have them divested of part of their contempt , and part of their ...
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... I will not take upon me to determine ; but at present I spurn a new book merely upon seeing its name in an advertisement ; nor have the smallest curiosity to look beyond the first leaf , even though in the second. 104 CITIZEN OF THE WORLD .
... I will not take upon me to determine ; but at present I spurn a new book merely upon seeing its name in an advertisement ; nor have the smallest curiosity to look beyond the first leaf , even though in the second. 104 CITIZEN OF THE WORLD .
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... curiosity , induction , reason , and the whole train of affections are fast asleep . The jucunda et idonea vita ; those sallies which mend the heart while they amuse the fancy , are quite forgotten : so that a reader who would take up ...
... curiosity , induction , reason , and the whole train of affections are fast asleep . The jucunda et idonea vita ; those sallies which mend the heart while they amuse the fancy , are quite forgotten : so that a reader who would take up ...
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