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Page xlv
... death , some people dining with Sir Joshua were commenting rather freely on some part of his works , which , in their opinion , neither discovered talent nor ori- ginality . To this Dr. Johnson listened in his usual growling manner for ...
... death , some people dining with Sir Joshua were commenting rather freely on some part of his works , which , in their opinion , neither discovered talent nor ori- ginality . To this Dr. Johnson listened in his usual growling manner for ...
Page xlvi
... death of Goldsmith , a lady of his acquaintance was condoling with Dr. Johnson on their loss , saying , ' Poor Goldsmith ! I am exceedingly sorry for him ; he was every man's friend ! ' ' No , madam , ' answered Johnson , he was no ...
... death of Goldsmith , a lady of his acquaintance was condoling with Dr. Johnson on their loss , saying , ' Poor Goldsmith ! I am exceedingly sorry for him ; he was every man's friend ! ' ' No , madam , ' answered Johnson , he was no ...
Page xlvii
... death , would not expect or require him to wear mourning at all , and to all those who knew of his mother's death , it would ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH . xlvii.
... death , would not expect or require him to wear mourning at all , and to all those who knew of his mother's death , it would ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH . xlvii.
Page xlviii
Oliver Goldsmith. those who knew of his mother's death , it would appear to be not the proper dress of mourning for so near a relative : so that he satisfied nobody , and displeased some ; for Miss Reynolds , who afterwards heard of her ...
Oliver Goldsmith. those who knew of his mother's death , it would appear to be not the proper dress of mourning for so near a relative : so that he satisfied nobody , and displeased some ; for Miss Reynolds , who afterwards heard of her ...
Page li
... death ; I gave it up to Mr. Nichols , and have since seen the following extract from Mr. Chalmers's Life of Goldsmith , in the collection of English Poets , published in 1810 : - " The present edition of his poems is copied from the ...
... death ; I gave it up to Mr. Nichols , and have since seen the following extract from Mr. Chalmers's Life of Goldsmith , in the collection of English Poets , published in 1810 : - " The present edition of his poems is copied from the ...
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