The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: From a Variety of Original Sources, Volume 1J. Murray, 1837 - 515 pages |
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... genius for comedy was not excelled by either Congreve or Sheridan , little of a satisfactory nature is recorded of his private life ; nay , we have hardly any details of his more public career , excepting the facts of his having been an ...
... genius for comedy was not excelled by either Congreve or Sheridan , little of a satisfactory nature is recorded of his private life ; nay , we have hardly any details of his more public career , excepting the facts of his having been an ...
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... genius , or take that active interest in his fame which in general relatives only feel . His literary friends indeed were numerous and warm ; celebrated themselves , and capable of imparting celebrity to others . Some , it appears ...
... genius , or take that active interest in his fame which in general relatives only feel . His literary friends indeed were numerous and warm ; celebrated themselves , and capable of imparting celebrity to others . Some , it appears ...
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... the smallest concession ; so that such as did not under- stand , or inquire into , the occasional peculiarities of genius , were puzzled by this contrariety of dispo- sition ; and the remark is even preserved , that LISSOY . 25.
... the smallest concession ; so that such as did not under- stand , or inquire into , the occasional peculiarities of genius , were puzzled by this contrariety of dispo- sition ; and the remark is even preserved , that LISSOY . 25.
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... an event of no ordinary importance in the estimation of a people attached to every relic of ancient habits and manners , and priding them- selves on the genius of one of their countrymen exclusively 36 LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
... an event of no ordinary importance in the estimation of a people attached to every relic of ancient habits and manners , and priding them- selves on the genius of one of their countrymen exclusively 36 LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
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From a Variety of Original Sources Sir James Prior. selves on the genius of one of their countrymen exclusively in heart and character Irish . He had been brought up at Carrick - on - Shannon , where the uncle of Goldsmith , the Rev. Mr ...
From a Variety of Original Sources Sir James Prior. selves on the genius of one of their countrymen exclusively in heart and character Irish . He had been brought up at Carrick - on - Shannon , where the uncle of Goldsmith , the Rev. Mr ...
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Page 499 - When all is done, (he concludes,) human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
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Page 342 - This person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard, who has written so many little books for children: he called himself their friend ; but he was the friend of all mankind.
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Page 96 - Frugality, and even avarice, in the lower orders of mankind, are true ambition. These afford the only ladder for the poor to rise to preferment. Teach, then, my dear sir, to your son thrift and economy. Let his poor wandering uncle's example be placed before his eyes.
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Page 299 - It is impossible to conceive how much may be done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and can write a fine hand, has an education that may qualify him for any undertaking.
Page 287 - No sir, had I been a sharper, had I been possessed of less good nature and native generosity, I might surely now have been in better circumstances.
Page 144 - Straight envy began, in the shape of no less than three ladies who sat with me, to find faults in her faultless form. — ' For my part,' says the first, ' I think what I always thought, that the Duchess has too much of the red in her complexion.