The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
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... distress . A single week will serve as a specimen of the whole . Monday . In what a transient decaying situation are we placed , and what various reasons does philosophy furnish to make mankind unhappy ! A single grain of mustard shall ...
... distress . A single week will serve as a specimen of the whole . Monday . In what a transient decaying situation are we placed , and what various reasons does philosophy furnish to make mankind unhappy ! A single grain of mustard shall ...
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... distress rather than moderation in prosperity ? I had at least hopes of conveying my charming companion safe from the reach of every en- emy , and of again restoring her to her native soil . But those hopes are now no more . Upon ...
... distress rather than moderation in prosperity ? I had at least hopes of conveying my charming companion safe from the reach of every en- emy , and of again restoring her to her native soil . But those hopes are now no more . Upon ...
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... distress . Your looks were set for sorrow ; your clothing consisted of an hempen bag tied round the neck with a string . For two long months did this mourning continue . By night you lay stretched on a single mat , and sat on the stool ...
... distress . Your looks were set for sorrow ; your clothing consisted of an hempen bag tied round the neck with a string . For two long months did this mourning continue . By night you lay stretched on a single mat , and sat on the stool ...
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... distress . But I have had the strongest instance of this con- trast ; this tragi - comical behaviour in distress upon a recent occasion . Their King , whose departure , though sudden , was not unexpected , died after a reign of many ...
... distress . But I have had the strongest instance of this con- trast ; this tragi - comical behaviour in distress upon a recent occasion . Their King , whose departure , though sudden , was not unexpected , died after a reign of many ...
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... distress , as I had no interest myself , so it is but natural to suppose , I felt no real affliction . In all the losses of our friends , says an European philosopher , we first consider how much our own welfare is affected by their ...
... distress , as I had no interest myself , so it is but natural to suppose , I felt no real affliction . In all the losses of our friends , says an European philosopher , we first consider how much our own welfare is affected by their ...
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