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Page liii
It was always thought fair by some persons to make what stories they pleased of
Dr . Goldsmith , and the following was freely circulated in ridicule of him : " That
he attended the Fantoccini in Penton - street , and that from envy he wished to ...
It was always thought fair by some persons to make what stories they pleased of
Dr . Goldsmith , and the following was freely circulated in ridicule of him : " That
he attended the Fantoccini in Penton - street , and that from envy he wished to ...
Page lv
... and possibly had suggested some corrections at least for the other ' ; but the
real meaning was to give some great persons an opportunity of delicately
conveying pecuniary relief , of which the Doctor at that time was particularly in
need .
... and possibly had suggested some corrections at least for the other ' ; but the
real meaning was to give some great persons an opportunity of delicately
conveying pecuniary relief , of which the Doctor at that time was particularly in
need .
Page lxiii
... to the little envy and mean jealousy which adhere so closely to most authors ,
and especially to those of equivocal merit , took pleasure in introducing Dr .
Goldsmith to his intimate friends , persons of eminent rank and distinguished
abilities ...
... to the little envy and mean jealousy which adhere so closely to most authors ,
and especially to those of equivocal merit , took pleasure in introducing Dr .
Goldsmith to his intimate friends , persons of eminent rank and distinguished
abilities ...
Page lxv
... strong marks of that happy originality which distinguishes the writings of Dr .
Goldsmith . Two characters in this comedy were absolutely unknown before to
the English stage ; a man who boasts an intimacy with persons of high rank
whom he ...
... strong marks of that happy originality which distinguishes the writings of Dr .
Goldsmith . Two characters in this comedy were absolutely unknown before to
the English stage ; a man who boasts an intimacy with persons of high rank
whom he ...
Page lxvii
... Who deals in sentimentals , will succeed . In the close of the prologue , the
Doctor is recommended as a fit person to revive poor drooping Thalia , with a
compliment which hinted , I imagine , at some public transactions ANECDOTES
OF ...
... Who deals in sentimentals , will succeed . In the close of the prologue , the
Doctor is recommended as a fit person to revive poor drooping Thalia , with a
compliment which hinted , I imagine , at some public transactions ANECDOTES
OF ...
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| Title | Poetical Works |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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