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Page ix
His father , Charles Goldsmith , studied in the reign of Queen Anne , at the
diocesan school of Elphin , became attached to the daughter of the schoolmaster
, married her , took orders , and settled at a place called Pallas , in the county of ...
His father , Charles Goldsmith , studied in the reign of Queen Anne , at the
diocesan school of Elphin , became attached to the daughter of the schoolmaster
, married her , took orders , and settled at a place called Pallas , in the county of ...
Page xv
Goldsmith , indeed , was so regardless of truth as to assert in print that he was
present at a most interesting conversation between Voltaire and Fontenelle , and
that this conversation took place at Paris . Now , it is certain that Voltaire never
was ...
Goldsmith , indeed , was so regardless of truth as to assert in print that he was
present at a most interesting conversation between Voltaire and Fontenelle , and
that this conversation took place at Paris . Now , it is certain that Voltaire never
was ...
Page xvi
Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court , to which he had to climb from the
brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder of flagstones called Breakneck Steps . The
court and the ascent have long disappeared ; but old Londoners well remember ...
Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court , to which he had to climb from the
brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder of flagstones called Breakneck Steps . The
court and the ascent have long disappeared ; but old Londoners well remember ...
Page xix
Johnson glanced at the manuscript , saw that there were good things in it , took it
to a bookseller , sold it for £60 , and soon returned with the money . The rent was
paid ; and the sheriff ' s officer withdrew . According to one story , Goldsmith ...
Johnson glanced at the manuscript , saw that there were good things in it , took it
to a bookseller , sold it for £60 , and soon returned with the money . The rent was
paid ; and the sheriff ' s officer withdrew . According to one story , Goldsmith ...
Page xxvii
It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so much perspicuity , vivacity ,
and grace , should have been , whenever he took a part in conversation , an
empty , noisy , blundering rattler . But on this point the evidence is overwhelming .
It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so much perspicuity , vivacity ,
and grace , should have been , whenever he took a part in conversation , an
empty , noisy , blundering rattler . But on this point the evidence is overwhelming .
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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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