The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Life. Vicar of Wakefield. Essays. LettersG. Bell and sons, 1884 |
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... Prior ; the scene from the Grumbler ' ; the discarded , but very interesting , por- tion of the Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning ' ; the series of Introductions to Brookes ' ' Natural History ' ; some other Prefaces ...
... Prior ; the scene from the Grumbler ' ; the discarded , but very interesting , por- tion of the Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning ' ; the series of Introductions to Brookes ' ' Natural History ' ; some other Prefaces ...
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... Prior got access to Charles Goldsmith's family bible , then in the possession of Dr. Neligan , the poet's grand - nephew , where was recorded the date now accepted as that of Goldsmith's birth , viz . , Nov. 10 , 1728.-ED. 6 · was ...
... Prior got access to Charles Goldsmith's family bible , then in the possession of Dr. Neligan , the poet's grand - nephew , where was recorded the date now accepted as that of Goldsmith's birth , viz . , Nov. 10 , 1728.-ED. 6 · was ...
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... Prior and Forster . For some account , and some defence , of Wilder see our Appendix to this ' Life .'- ED . 3 His first intention was to get on ship - board at Cork , and quit his native country for ever . after this was spent ...
... Prior and Forster . For some account , and some defence , of Wilder see our Appendix to this ' Life .'- ED . 3 His first intention was to get on ship - board at Cork , and quit his native country for ever . after this was spent ...
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... Prior says that his shop used to be pointed out at the corner of Monument Yard.-ED. 6 2 Life , ' prefixed to the early editions of the Poems . 3 Dr. Sleigh was a native of Cork , where he subsequently settled as a physician . but no ...
... Prior says that his shop used to be pointed out at the corner of Monument Yard.-ED. 6 2 Life , ' prefixed to the early editions of the Poems . 3 Dr. Sleigh was a native of Cork , where he subsequently settled as a physician . but no ...
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... prior to the date of the ' Vicar of Wakefield , ' namely , from 1760 to 1764 , with Mr. Newbery the elder , our author continued to cultivate a literary connection highly advantageous to both parties . The former was an extensive ...
... prior to the date of the ' Vicar of Wakefield , ' namely , from 1760 to 1764 , with Mr. Newbery the elder , our author continued to cultivate a literary connection highly advantageous to both parties . The former was an extensive ...
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