The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Life. Vicar of Wakefield. Essays. LettersG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... reason to believe , however , that such studies occu- pied much of his attention after leaving Dublin ; his natural indolence , and the early necessity of directing his attention to pursuits more immediately profitable , render the ...
... reason to believe , however , that such studies occu- pied much of his attention after leaving Dublin ; his natural indolence , and the early necessity of directing his attention to pursuits more immediately profitable , render the ...
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... reason to believe that he afterwards quarrelled with its conductors , for his earlier publi- cations are reviewed in it with illiberal severity . Apparently 1 This tragedy he submitted , so far as it had been written , to Richard- son ...
... reason to believe that he afterwards quarrelled with its conductors , for his earlier publi- cations are reviewed in it with illiberal severity . Apparently 1 This tragedy he submitted , so far as it had been written , to Richard- son ...
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... reason for giving the preference to Latin in monumental inscriptions is , that from its genius it admits of greater brevity , and conveys a less doubtful construction than belong to modern languages in general , and particularly to our ...
... reason for giving the preference to Latin in monumental inscriptions is , that from its genius it admits of greater brevity , and conveys a less doubtful construction than belong to modern languages in general , and particularly to our ...
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... reason , however , to doubt the general resemblance of the portrait , since his description is for the most part borne out by the testimony of other contemporaries who were disposed to view the poet's eccentricities with a more friendly ...
... reason , however , to doubt the general resemblance of the portrait , since his description is for the most part borne out by the testimony of other contemporaries who were disposed to view the poet's eccentricities with a more friendly ...
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... reason to believe , however , that as he advanced in life , his opinions became more correct . Dr. Johnson observed of him , in 1763 , “ Doctor Goldsmith is one of the first men we now have as an author , and he is a very worthy man too ...
... reason to believe , however , that as he advanced in life , his opinions became more correct . Dr. Johnson observed of him , in 1763 , “ Doctor Goldsmith is one of the first men we now have as an author , and he is a very worthy man too ...
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