The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Prefaces and introductions. Animated nature (extracts) Nobleman's letters. Goody Two-shoes. IndexG. Bell and sons, 1886 |
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... considered as an indirect claim to applause on his own account . Though he may not stand in the full lustre of his own panegyric , yet , such are his connections with his author , that he receives 1 The full title of this work was ...
... considered as an indirect claim to applause on his own account . Though he may not stand in the full lustre of his own panegyric , yet , such are his connections with his author , that he receives 1 The full title of this work was ...
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... considered , that were this the work of fiction , nothing could have been easier than to invent fictitious names also ; a practice almost universally adopted by those who are indebted to invention alone for their materials : but such ...
... considered , that were this the work of fiction , nothing could have been easier than to invent fictitious names also ; a practice almost universally adopted by those who are indebted to invention alone for their materials : but such ...
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... considered as the element of wealth ; and by degrees a new kind of sovereignty arose , called naval dominion . As the chief trade of the world so the chief maritime power was at first in the hands of the Spaniards and Portu- gueze , who ...
... considered as the element of wealth ; and by degrees a new kind of sovereignty arose , called naval dominion . As the chief trade of the world so the chief maritime power was at first in the hands of the Spaniards and Portu- gueze , who ...
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... considered , that their ministers had a power of acting , which freer governments do not allow . They could enforce all their orders by the power of an absolute monarch , and compel individuals to sacrifice their private profit for the ...
... considered , that their ministers had a power of acting , which freer governments do not allow . They could enforce all their orders by the power of an absolute monarch , and compel individuals to sacrifice their private profit for the ...
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... considered to be the same with our own . It is different with our enemies ; they are not per- mitted to see their own interests , or if they do , they are obliged to act in conformity with the will of others . The time is now come , in ...
... considered to be the same with our own . It is different with our enemies ; they are not per- mitted to see their own interests , or if they do , they are obliged to act in conformity with the will of others . The time is now come , in ...
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