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... Learning in Europe , ' and of The Citizen of the World , ' a series of letters supposed to be written from London by a Chinese . No man had the art of displaying with more advantage as a writer whatever literary acquisitions he made ...
... Learning in Europe , ' and of The Citizen of the World , ' a series of letters supposed to be written from London by a Chinese . No man had the art of displaying with more advantage as a writer whatever literary acquisitions he made ...
Page 13
... caval- cades , abbés turn shepherds ; and shepherdesses , without sheep , indulge their innocent divertimenti . ' — Pres . State of Learning , p . 39 . - And , wondering man could want the larger pile , OF GOLDSMITH . 13.
... caval- cades , abbés turn shepherds ; and shepherdesses , without sheep , indulge their innocent divertimenti . ' — Pres . State of Learning , p . 39 . - And , wondering man could want the larger pile , OF GOLDSMITH . 13.
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... learning was in fault . The village all declar'd how much he knew ; ' Twas certain he could write , and cipher too ; Lands he could measure , terms and tides pre- sage , And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing , too ...
... learning was in fault . The village all declar'd how much he knew ; ' Twas certain he could write , and cipher too ; Lands he could measure , terms and tides pre- sage , And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing , too ...
Page 56
... the hint of his ballad , or that I am obliged to his friendship and learning for communications of a much more important nature . I am , Sir , yours , & c . OLIVER GOLDSMITH . EDWIN AND ANGELINA.1 ' TURN , gentle Hermit of the.
... the hint of his ballad , or that I am obliged to his friendship and learning for communications of a much more important nature . I am , Sir , yours , & c . OLIVER GOLDSMITH . EDWIN AND ANGELINA.1 ' TURN , gentle Hermit of the.
Page 74
... learning ; At least , it's your temper , as very well known , That you think very slightly of all that's your own : So , perhaps , in your habits of thinking amiss , You may make a mistake , and think slightly of this . There's a pasty ...
... learning ; At least , it's your temper , as very well known , That you think very slightly of all that's your own : So , perhaps , in your habits of thinking amiss , You may make a mistake , and think slightly of this . There's a pasty ...
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