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The coldness with which they met his proposal was lamented by the Doctor to the hour of his death , which seems to have been accelerated by a neglect of his health , occasioned by continual vexation of mind , arising from his involved ...
The coldness with which they met his proposal was lamented by the Doctor to the hour of his death , which seems to have been accelerated by a neglect of his health , occasioned by continual vexation of mind , arising from his involved ...
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Upon which he seized this opportunity of venting his own envy and spleen , under the pretext of supporting another person : " Sir , ' said he to Johnson , the gentleman has heard you patiently for an hour ; pray allow us now to hear him ...
Upon which he seized this opportunity of venting his own envy and spleen , under the pretext of supporting another person : " Sir , ' said he to Johnson , the gentleman has heard you patiently for an hour ; pray allow us now to hear him ...
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... the zephyrs flew ; And haply , though my harsh touch , faltering still , But mock'd all tune , and marr.d the dancer's skill , Yet would the village praise my wondrous power , And dance forgetful of the noontide hour .
... the zephyrs flew ; And haply , though my harsh touch , faltering still , But mock'd all tune , and marr.d the dancer's skill , Yet would the village praise my wondrous power , And dance forgetful of the noontide hour .
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Ev'n now , where Alpine solitudes ascend , I sit me down a pensive hour to spend ; And , plac'd on high above the storm's career , Look downward where an hundred realms appear • The farther I travel , I feel the pain of separation ...
Ev'n now , where Alpine solitudes ascend , I sit me down a pensive hour to spend ; And , plac'd on high above the storm's career , Look downward where an hundred realms appear • The farther I travel , I feel the pain of separation ...
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... And dance , forgetful of the noontide hour . Alike all ages : dames of ancient days Have led their children thro ' the mirthful maze ; And the gay grandsire , skill'd in gestic lore , Has frisk'd beneath the burthen of threescore .
... And dance , forgetful of the noontide hour . Alike all ages : dames of ancient days Have led their children thro ' the mirthful maze ; And the gay grandsire , skill'd in gestic lore , Has frisk'd beneath the burthen of threescore .
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| Pealkiri | Poetical Works |
| Autor | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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