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Page iv
He says : “ I should with reluctance have deprived my readers of what information
might be collected from them ; but I am not sufficiently satisfied of the veracity of
all to authorize their reception in the narrative of the Poet ' s Life .
He says : “ I should with reluctance have deprived my readers of what information
might be collected from them ; but I am not sufficiently satisfied of the veracity of
all to authorize their reception in the narrative of the Poet ' s Life .
Page vi
A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius . Prologue to Zobeide . . . . . .
. . Epilogue spoken by Mr . Lee Lewes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Epilogue to the
Comedy of the Sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epilogue to the Good - Natured Man .
A Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius . Prologue to Zobeide . . . . . .
. . Epilogue spoken by Mr . Lee Lewes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Epilogue to the
Comedy of the Sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epilogue to the Good - Natured Man .
Page x
Even at this day , those enthusiasts who venture to make a pilgrimage to the
birthplace of the poet , are forced to perform the latter part of their journey on foot .
The hamlet lies far from any high road , on a dreary plain which , in wet weather ,
is ...
Even at this day , those enthusiasts who venture to make a pilgrimage to the
birthplace of the poet , are forced to perform the latter part of their journey on foot .
The hamlet lies far from any high road , on a dreary plain which , in wet weather ,
is ...
Page xxiii
A poet may easily be pardoned for reasoning ill ; but he cannot be pardoned for
describing ill , for observing the world in which he lives so carelessly , that his
portraits bear no resemblance to the originals , for exhibiting as copies from real
life ...
A poet may easily be pardoned for reasoning ill ; but he cannot be pardoned for
describing ill , for observing the world in which he lives so carelessly , that his
portraits bear no resemblance to the originals , for exhibiting as copies from real
life ...
Page xxxix
One day when Drs . Goldsmith and Johnson were at dinner with Sir Joshua , a
poem , by a poet already alluded to , was presented to Sir Joshua , by his servant
, from the author . Goldsmith immediately laid holdof it and began to read it , and
...
One day when Drs . Goldsmith and Johnson were at dinner with Sir Joshua , a
poem , by a poet already alluded to , was presented to Sir Joshua , by his servant
, from the author . Goldsmith immediately laid holdof it and began to read it , and
...
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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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