The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Miscellaneous poems. The good-natured man. She stoops to conquer; or, the Mistakes of a night. An oratorio. Prefaces. [CriticismsA. and W. Galignani and Jules Didot, 1825 - English literature |
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... whole can now , with propriety , be only inscribed to you . It will also throw a light upon many parts of it , when the reader understands , that it is addressed to a man , who , despising fame and fortune , has retired early to ...
... whole can now , with propriety , be only inscribed to you . It will also throw a light upon many parts of it , when the reader understands , that it is addressed to a man , who , despising fame and fortune , has retired early to ...
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... whole domain , And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day , But choked with sedges , works its weedy way ; Along thy glades , a solitary guest , The hollow - sounding bittern guards its nest ...
... whole domain , And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day , But choked with sedges , works its weedy way ; Along thy glades , a solitary guest , The hollow - sounding bittern guards its nest ...
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... whole , the author returns his thanks to the public for the favourable reception which « The Good - Natured Man » has met with ; and to Mr Colman in particular , for his kindness to it . It may not also be improper to assure any , who ...
... whole , the author returns his thanks to the public for the favourable reception which « The Good - Natured Man » has met with ; and to Mr Colman in particular , for his kindness to it . It may not also be improper to assure any , who ...
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... whole collection . HONEYWOOD . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from friendship makes me unfit to share in this good - humour : I know you'll pardon me . MRS CROAKER . I vow he seems as melancholy as if he had taken a dose of my ...
... whole collection . HONEYWOOD . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from friendship makes me unfit to share in this good - humour : I know you'll pardon me . MRS CROAKER . I vow he seems as melancholy as if he had taken a dose of my ...
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... whole morning at her hair - dresser , when all the fault was her face . HONEYWOOD . And yet , I'll engage , has carried that face at last to a very good market . This good - natured town , madam , has husbands , like spectacles , to fit ...
... whole morning at her hair - dresser , when all the fault was her face . HONEYWOOD . And yet , I'll engage , has carried that face at last to a very good market . This good - natured town , madam , has husbands , like spectacles , to fit ...
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amuse assure aunt BAILIFF bar-maid beauty believe better BULKLEY CHALDEAN CHARLES MARLOW David Garrick dear deceived DIGGORY Dr Goldsmith dress Ecod Enter MISS Exeunt Exit eyes father favour fear folly fool fortune friendship GARNET girl give hand happiness HASTINGS hear heart Heaven honour hope humour impudence JARVIS jewels keep labour lady laugh learning leave LEONTINE LOFTY look Lord MAC FLECKNOE madam maid manner MARLOW married mean merit mind MISS HARDCASTLE MISS NEVILLE MISS RICHLAND modest natural history never night OLIVER GOLDSMITH OLIVIA Ovid pardon passion perhaps pleasure poem poet poor Pray pretty PROPHET quadrupeds reader scarce SERVANT serve SIR CHARLES Sir William Honeywood STOOPS TO CONQUER suppose sure talk tell thee there's thing thou thought told TONY what's wish woman write Zounds
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Page 101 - Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.
Page 65 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face...
Page 31 - And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree.
Page 62 - Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return - and die at home at last.
Page 73 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength...
Page 100 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Page 72 - O luxury ! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee ! How do thy potions, with insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink, and spread a ruin round.
Page 43 - Could nature's bounty satisfy the breast, The sons of Italy were surely blest.
Page 40 - Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his fo6d, And learn the luxury of doing good.
Page 49 - Thus, while around the wave-subjected soil Impels the native to repeated toil, Industrious habits in each bosom reign, And industry begets a love of gain.