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... with selections from the minor poets ; accompanied with bio graphical ,
historical , and critical notices and portraits , - the whole forming a far more
complete , elegant , and cheap edition of the British Poets than has ever
appeared before .
... with selections from the minor poets ; accompanied with bio graphical ,
historical , and critical notices and portraits , - the whole forming a far more
complete , elegant , and cheap edition of the British Poets than has ever
appeared before .
Page xvi
He produced articles for reviews , magazines , and newspapers ; children ' s
books , which , bound in gilt paper and adorned with hideous woodcuts ,
appeared in the window of the once far - famed shop at the corner of Saint Paul '
s ...
He produced articles for reviews , magazines , and newspapers ; children ' s
books , which , bound in gilt paper and adorned with hideous woodcuts ,
appeared in the window of the once far - famed shop at the corner of Saint Paul '
s ...
Page xix
... of him ; according to another , he insisted on her joining him in a bowl of punch
. Both stories are probably true . The novel which was thus ushered into the world
, was the Vicar of Wakefield . But before the Vicar of Wakefield appeared in ...
... of him ; according to another , he insisted on her joining him in a bowl of punch
. Both stories are probably true . The novel which was thus ushered into the world
, was the Vicar of Wakefield . But before the Vicar of Wakefield appeared in ...
Page xx
The opinion of the most skilful critics was , that nothing finer had appeared in
verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad . In one respect , the Traveller differs
from all Goldsmith ' s other writings . In general , his designs were bad , and his ...
The opinion of the most skilful critics was , that nothing finer had appeared in
verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad . In one respect , the Traveller differs
from all Goldsmith ' s other writings . In general , his designs were bad , and his ...
Page xxii
In 1770 appeared the Deserted Village . In mere diction and versification , this
celebrated poem is fully equal , perhaps superior to the Traveller ; and it is
generally preferred to the Traveller by that large class of readers who think , with
Bayes ...
In 1770 appeared the Deserted Village . In mere diction and versification , this
celebrated poem is fully equal , perhaps superior to the Traveller ; and it is
generally preferred to the Traveller by that large class of readers who think , with
Bayes ...
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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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