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Page xviii
He was introduced to Johnson , who was then considered as the first of living
English writers ; to Reynolds , the first of English painters ; and to Burke , who had
not yet entered parliament , but had distinguished himself greatly by his writings ...
He was introduced to Johnson , who was then considered as the first of living
English writers ; to Reynolds , the first of English painters ; and to Burke , who had
not yet entered parliament , but had distinguished himself greatly by his writings ...
Page xix
The debtor , in great perplexity , despatched a messenger to Johnson ; and
Johnson , always friendly , though often surly , sent back the messenger with a
guinea , and promised to follow speedily . He came , and found that Goldsmith
had ...
The debtor , in great perplexity , despatched a messenger to Johnson ; and
Johnson , always friendly , though often surly , sent back the messenger with a
guinea , and promised to follow speedily . He came , and found that Goldsmith
had ...
Page xxv
... all the most absurd lies which he could find in books of travels about gigantic
Patagonians , monkeys that preach sermons , nightingales that repeat long
conversations . “ If he can tell a horse from a cow , ” said Johnson , that is the
extent of ...
... all the most absurd lies which he could find in books of travels about gigantic
Patagonians , monkeys that preach sermons , nightingales that repeat long
conversations . “ If he can tell a horse from a cow , ” said Johnson , that is the
extent of ...
Page xxvii
There probably were never four talkers more admirable in four different ways
than Johnson , Burke , Beauclerk , and Garrick ; and Goldsmith was on terms of
intimacy with all the four . He aspired to share in their colloquial renown ; but
never ...
There probably were never four talkers more admirable in four different ways
than Johnson , Burke , Beauclerk , and Garrick ; and Goldsmith was on terms of
intimacy with all the four . He aspired to share in their colloquial renown ; but
never ...
Page xxix
Do not , pray , do not talk of Johnson in such terms , ” he said to Boswell , " you
harrow up my very soul . ” George Steevens and Cumberland were men far too
cunning to say such a thing . They would have echoed the praises of the man
whom ...
Do not , pray , do not talk of Johnson in such terms , ” he said to Boswell , " you
harrow up my very soul . ” George Steevens and Cumberland were men far too
cunning to say such a thing . They would have echoed the praises of the man
whom ...
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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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