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Page xlii
... wrote him an answer , begging that he would , with- out delay , quit so unprofitable a trade , and betake himself to some handicraft employment . Maurice wisely , as the Bishop adds , took the hint , and bound himself apprentice to a ...
... wrote him an answer , begging that he would , with- out delay , quit so unprofitable a trade , and betake himself to some handicraft employment . Maurice wisely , as the Bishop adds , took the hint , and bound himself apprentice to a ...
Page xlvi
... wrote like an angel , but talk'd like poor poll . ' Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to Boswell that he frequently had heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked , and observe how hard it would be if literary excellence ...
... wrote like an angel , but talk'd like poor poll . ' Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to Boswell that he frequently had heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked , and observe how hard it would be if literary excellence ...
Page lviii
... wrote a prologue in compliment to Johnson at Lichfield , a proposal was made for the play of the Beaux Stratagem to be acted there , by a party of friends , in honour of Johnson and Garrick . Mr. Yates offered all assistance from ...
... wrote a prologue in compliment to Johnson at Lichfield , a proposal was made for the play of the Beaux Stratagem to be acted there , by a party of friends , in honour of Johnson and Garrick . Mr. Yates offered all assistance from ...
Page lix
... wrote an epilogue in the character of Tony Lumpkin , for She Stoops to Conquer , ' and likewise the following song : - TALLY - HO ! △ SONG , INTENDED TO HAVE BEEN SUNG BY MR . QUICK , IN THE CHA- RACTER OF TONY LUMPKIN , IN GOLDSMITH'S ...
... wrote an epilogue in the character of Tony Lumpkin , for She Stoops to Conquer , ' and likewise the following song : - TALLY - HO ! △ SONG , INTENDED TO HAVE BEEN SUNG BY MR . QUICK , IN THE CHA- RACTER OF TONY LUMPKIN , IN GOLDSMITH'S ...
Page lxvi
... wrote three histories of England ; the first in two pocket volumes in letters , and another in four volumes octavo : the first an elegant summary of British transactions , and the other an excellent abridgment of Hume , and other ...
... wrote three histories of England ; the first in two pocket volumes in letters , and another in four volumes octavo : the first an elegant summary of British transactions , and the other an excellent abridgment of Hume , and other ...
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