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Page lxxv
... what passed between the king and him , Dr . Goldsmith remained unmoved
upon a sofa at soine distance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager
curiosity of the company . He assigned as a reason for his gloom and seeming
inattention ...
... what passed between the king and him , Dr . Goldsmith remained unmoved
upon a sofa at soine distance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager
curiosity of the company . He assigned as a reason for his gloom and seeming
inattention ...
Page lxxviii
We talked of the king ' s coming to see Goldsmith ' s new play . “ I wish he ...
Johnson : • Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject :For colleges on
bounteous kings depend , And never rebel was Ixxviii ANECDOTES OF
GOLDSMITH .
We talked of the king ' s coming to see Goldsmith ' s new play . “ I wish he ...
Johnson : • Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject :For colleges on
bounteous kings depend , And never rebel was Ixxviii ANECDOTES OF
GOLDSMITH .
Page xcviii
One day he came into the room when Goldsmith was there , full of ire and abuse
against the late king , and went on in such a torrent of the most unqualified
invective that Goldsmith threatened to leave the room . The other , however ,
persisted ...
One day he came into the room when Goldsmith was there , full of ire and abuse
against the late king , and went on in such a torrent of the most unqualified
invective that Goldsmith threatened to leave the room . The other , however ,
persisted ...
Page 26
... nobles at the opening of the sixteenth century ; and George ( not Luke )
underwent the torture of the red - hot iron - crown , as a punishment for allowing
himself to be proclaimed king of Hungary , 1513 , by the rebellious peasants .
... nobles at the opening of the sixteenth century ; and George ( not Luke )
underwent the torture of the red - hot iron - crown , as a punishment for allowing
himself to be proclaimed king of Hungary , 1513 , by the rebellious peasants .
Page 96
Too long has justice been delay ' d ; The king ' s commands must fully be obey ' d
: Compliance with his will your peace secures , Praise but our gods , and every
good is yours . But if , rebellious to his high command , You 96 THE POEMS.
Too long has justice been delay ' d ; The king ' s commands must fully be obey ' d
: Compliance with his will your peace secures , Praise but our gods , and every
good is yours . But if , rebellious to his high command , You 96 THE POEMS.
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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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