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They have borne a large office in the culture of mind and style for past
generations , and for our elders now upon the stage ; and we can wish for those
entering active or literary life , access to no purer , or more copious , or more
stimulating ...
They have borne a large office in the culture of mind and style for past
generations , and for our elders now upon the stage ; and we can wish for those
entering active or literary life , access to no purer , or more copious , or more
stimulating ...
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... but he had noticed and retained little more of what he had seen than some
grotesque incidents and characters which had happened to strike his fancy . But ,
though his mind was very scantily stored with materials , he used what materials
...
... but he had noticed and retained little more of what he had seen than some
grotesque incidents and characters which had happened to strike his fancy . But ,
though his mind was very scantily stored with materials , he used what materials
...
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... of government , of religion , of national character , which he has observed , and
comes to the conclusion , just or unjust , that our happiness depends little on
political institutions , and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds .
... of government , of religion , of national character , which he has observed , and
comes to the conclusion , just or unjust , that our happiness depends little on
political institutions , and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds .
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Minds differ as rivers differ . There are transparent and sparkling rivers from
which it is delightful to drink as they flow ; to such rivers , the minds of such men
as Burke and Johnson may be compared . But there are rivers of which the water
...
Minds differ as rivers differ . There are transparent and sparkling rivers from
which it is delightful to drink as they flow ; to such rivers , the minds of such men
as Burke and Johnson may be compared . But there are rivers of which the water
...
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taste if it be suffered to stand till it has deposited a sediment ; and such a river is a
type of the mind of Goldsmith . His first thoughts on every subject were confused
even to absurdity , but they required only a little time to work themselves clear .
taste if it be suffered to stand till it has deposited a sediment ; and such a river is a
type of the mind of Goldsmith . His first thoughts on every subject were confused
even to absurdity , but they required only a little time to work themselves clear .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poetical Works |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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