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Page v
Oliver Goldsmith. CONTENTS . Page MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . By T . B .
Macaulay . . . . . . . . . is Anecdotes of Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxv . . . . . . . . . . . . .
POEMS . The Traveller ; or , A Prospect of Society . . . . . . ✓ The Deserted Village
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Oliver Goldsmith. CONTENTS . Page MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . By T . B .
Macaulay . . . . . . . . . is Anecdotes of Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxv . . . . . . . . . . . . .
POEMS . The Traveller ; or , A Prospect of Society . . . . . . ✓ The Deserted Village
.
Page xvii
... and some very lively and amusing Sketches of London Society , in a series of
letters purporting to be addressed by a Chinese traveller to his friends . All these
works were anonymous ; but some of them were well known to be Goldsmith ' s ...
... and some very lively and amusing Sketches of London Society , in a series of
letters purporting to be addressed by a Chinese traveller to his friends . All these
works were anonymous ; but some of them were well known to be Goldsmith ' s ...
Page xix
In Christmas week , 1764 , he published a poem , entitled the Traveller . It was
the first work to which he had put his name ; and it at once raised him to the rank
of a legitimate English classic . The opinion of the most skilful critics was
MEMOIR ...
In Christmas week , 1764 , he published a poem , entitled the Traveller . It was
the first work to which he had put his name ; and it at once raised him to the rank
of a legitimate English classic . The opinion of the most skilful critics was
MEMOIR ...
Page xx
In one respect , the Traveller differs from all Goldsmith ' s other writings . In
general , his designs were bad , and his execution good . In the Traveller , the
execution , though deserving of much praise , is far inferior to the design .
In one respect , the Traveller differs from all Goldsmith ' s other writings . In
general , his designs were bad , and his execution good . In the Traveller , the
execution , though deserving of much praise , is far inferior to the design .
Page xxi
... made by the Traveller and the Vicar of Wakefield together . The plot of the
Goodnatured Man is , like almost all Goldsmith ' s plots , very ill constructed . But
some passages are exquisitely ludicrous ; much more ludicrous , indeed , than
suited ...
... made by the Traveller and the Vicar of Wakefield together . The plot of the
Goodnatured Man is , like almost all Goldsmith ' s plots , very ill constructed . But
some passages are exquisitely ludicrous ; much more ludicrous , indeed , than
suited ...
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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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