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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... readers of reigning romance , as it is strictly true . No events are here to astonish ; no unexpected in- cidents to surprise ; no such high - finished pictures as captivate the imagination and have made fiction fashion- able . Our reader ...
... readers of reigning romance , as it is strictly true . No events are here to astonish ; no unexpected in- cidents to surprise ; no such high - finished pictures as captivate the imagination and have made fiction fashion- able . Our reader ...
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... readers whom it is as little expected to satisfy . Those who upon hearing that the author suffered persecution with ... reader who can for a moment lay aside romance for history ; who can prefer a picture taken from nature to the more ...
... readers whom it is as little expected to satisfy . Those who upon hearing that the author suffered persecution with ... reader who can for a moment lay aside romance for history ; who can prefer a picture taken from nature to the more ...
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... reader , are already so numerous , that the writer of the present History finds himself under the necessity of informing the reader in what he differs from his rivals , in order to solicit public attention . True it is , that promises ...
... reader , are already so numerous , that the writer of the present History finds himself under the necessity of informing the reader in what he differs from his rivals , in order to solicit public attention . True it is , that promises ...
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... reader should be told , that all things relating to the govern- ment of the German empire ought to be regulated according to a writing called the Golden Bull . This was prepared by the emperor Charles IV . in the year 1356 , and ...
... reader should be told , that all things relating to the govern- ment of the German empire ought to be regulated according to a writing called the Golden Bull . This was prepared by the emperor Charles IV . in the year 1356 , and ...
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... reader that , should the four great crowns now in alliance succeed , a new system of power and property must take place in Europe . This is not only obvious to common sense , but demonstrable by notorious proofs . Not only the dominions ...
... reader that , should the four great crowns now in alliance succeed , a new system of power and property must take place in Europe . This is not only obvious to common sense , but demonstrable by notorious proofs . Not only the dominions ...
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