The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
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... lives a poor tinker , who has educated seven sons , all at this very time in arms and fighting for their country , and what reward do you think has the tinker from the state for such important services ? None in the world ; his sons ...
... lives a poor tinker , who has educated seven sons , all at this very time in arms and fighting for their country , and what reward do you think has the tinker from the state for such important services ? None in the world ; his sons ...
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... live , while she lessens our enjoyments ; and as she robs the senses of every pleasure , equips imagination in the spoil ? Life would be insupportable to an old man who , loaded with infirmities , feared death no more than when in the ...
... live , while she lessens our enjoyments ; and as she robs the senses of every pleasure , equips imagination in the spoil ? Life would be insupportable to an old man who , loaded with infirmities , feared death no more than when in the ...
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... live , and shall be un- " happy except I spend the rest of my days where " my youth was passed ; in that prison from which " you were pleased to release me . " The old man's passion for confinement is similar to that we all have for ...
... live , and shall be un- " happy except I spend the rest of my days where " my youth was passed ; in that prison from which " you were pleased to release me . " The old man's passion for confinement is similar to that we all have for ...
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... live , and served that society , by his future assiduity , which he basely injured by his desertion . Adieu . LETTER LXXIII . From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam , first President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin , in China . IN reading ...
... live , and served that society , by his future assiduity , which he basely injured by his desertion . Adieu . LETTER LXXIII . From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam , first President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin , in China . IN reading ...
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... live by wri- ting new books ; and yet there are thousands of vo- lumes in every large library unread and forgotten . This upon my arrival , was one of those contradictions which I was unable to account for . Is it possible , said I ...
... live by wri- ting new books ; and yet there are thousands of vo- lumes in every large library unread and forgotten . This upon my arrival , was one of those contradictions which I was unable to account for . Is it possible , said I ...
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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