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His musical performances , indeed , were not to the taste of the Italians ; but he
contrived to live on the alms which he obtained at the gates of convents . It should
, however , be observed , that the stories which he told about this part of his life ...
His musical performances , indeed , were not to the taste of the Italians ; but he
contrived to live on the alms which he obtained at the gates of convents . It should
, however , be observed , that the stories which he told about this part of his life ...
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This poem is founded on Addison ' s " Letter from Italy to the Right Honourable
Charles Lord Halifax , " of which Goldsmith himself says : “ Few poems have
done more honour to English genius than this . There is in it a strain of political
thinking ...
This poem is founded on Addison ' s " Letter from Italy to the Right Honourable
Charles Lord Halifax , " of which Goldsmith himself says : “ Few poems have
done more honour to English genius than this . There is in it a strain of political
thinking ...
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Far to the right , where Apennine ascends , Bright as the summer , Italy extends ;
Its uplands sloping deck the mountain ' s side , Woods over woods in gay theatric
pride ; 4 While oft some temple ' s mouldering tops between With venerable ...
Far to the right , where Apennine ascends , Bright as the summer , Italy extends ;
Its uplands sloping deck the mountain ' s side , Woods over woods in gay theatric
pride ; 4 While oft some temple ' s mouldering tops between With venerable ...
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| Title | Poetical Works |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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