The Poetical Works of Oliver GoldsmithWilliam Pickering, 1839 - 156 pages |
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... 107 108 108 An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex , Mrs. Mary Blaize .. 109 A Sonnet Song . From the Oratorio of the Captivity Song . O Memory ! thou fond deceiver ' 111 111 112 Page A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius.
... 107 108 108 An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex , Mrs. Mary Blaize .. 109 A Sonnet Song . From the Oratorio of the Captivity Song . O Memory ! thou fond deceiver ' 111 111 112 Page A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius.
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Oliver Goldsmith. Page A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius .. 113 Prologue to Zobeide . Epilogue spoken by Mr. Lee Lewes , in the Character of Harlequin at his Benefit Epilogue to the Comedy of the Sisters .... 115 117 119 ...
Oliver Goldsmith. Page A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius .. 113 Prologue to Zobeide . Epilogue spoken by Mr. Lee Lewes , in the Character of Harlequin at his Benefit Epilogue to the Comedy of the Sisters .... 115 117 119 ...
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... written with considerable elegance , and presenting the most copious , and apparently the most authentic materials for the life of the Poet . The late Dr. Percy is supposed to be the author of it : it appears to be the source whence ...
... written with considerable elegance , and presenting the most copious , and apparently the most authentic materials for the life of the Poet . The late Dr. Percy is supposed to be the author of it : it appears to be the source whence ...
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... him ; she pointed out the very spot where the bed stood in which Goldsmith was born . See Mangin's Essay on Light Reading , p . 147 . father's name.3 He is described in the well written and MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH By the Rev J Mitford.
... him ; she pointed out the very spot where the bed stood in which Goldsmith was born . See Mangin's Essay on Light Reading , p . 147 . father's name.3 He is described in the well written and MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH By the Rev J Mitford.
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Oliver Goldsmith. father's name.3 He is described in the well written and elegant narrative , which passes under the authority of Dr. Percy's name , as equally distinguished for his attainments in literature and for his benevolence of ...
Oliver Goldsmith. father's name.3 He is described in the well written and elegant narrative , which passes under the authority of Dr. Percy's name , as equally distinguished for his attainments in literature and for his benevolence of ...
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Page 23 - How small , of all that human hearts endure , That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
Page 35 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Page 77 - TURN, gentle hermit of the dale, And guide my lonely way, To where yon taper cheers the vale, With hospitable ray. 'For here forlorn and lost I tread. With fainting steps and slow; Where wilds immeasurably spread. Seem lengthening as I go.' 'Forbear, my son,' the hermit cries, 'To tempt the dangerous gloom; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom.
Page 35 - tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate...
Page 37 - Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow. And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Page 44 - The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride?
Page 78 - No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn; Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them. "But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. "Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; All earth-born cares are wrong; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Page 34 - A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
Page 39 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven : As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm...
Page 43 - Not so the loss. The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied; Space for his lake, his park's extended bounds, Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds...