The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings |
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... give him an education that would They are generally composed of scattered , though qualify him for a liberal profession . Her solicita- accordant traits , observed in various individuals , tions , together with the passionate attachment ...
... give him an education that would They are generally composed of scattered , though qualify him for a liberal profession . Her solicita- accordant traits , observed in various individuals , tions , together with the passionate attachment ...
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... give the following account of our au- pect , I confess it fine , but then I had rather be thor's first interview with him in London . placed on the little mount before Lishoy gate , and " From the time of Goldsmith's leaving Edin- there ...
... give the following account of our au- pect , I confess it fine , but then I had rather be thor's first interview with him in London . placed on the little mount before Lishoy gate , and " From the time of Goldsmith's leaving Edin- there ...
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... give a receipt for the same . and yet this very instant I can not avoid the pain- ful apprehension , that my present profession ( which speaks not half my feelings , ) should be considered only as a pretext to cover a request , as I ...
... give a receipt for the same . and yet this very instant I can not avoid the pain- ful apprehension , that my present profession ( which speaks not half my feelings , ) should be considered only as a pretext to cover a request , as I ...
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... give my love to Bob Bryanton , and entreat him , from me , not to drink . My dear sir , give me some account about poor Jenny . Yet her husband loves her ; if so , she can not be unhappy . Notwithstanding the ardour with which our au ...
... give my love to Bob Bryanton , and entreat him , from me , not to drink . My dear sir , give me some account about poor Jenny . Yet her husband loves her ; if so , she can not be unhappy . Notwithstanding the ardour with which our au ...
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... give a stamp of merit : it was afford greater amusement in the perusal , and still counterfeiting Apollo's coin . " " fewer inculcate more impressive lessons of morali- Now that Goldsmith had acquired fame as a ty . Though wit and ...
... give a stamp of merit : it was afford greater amusement in the perusal , and still counterfeiting Apollo's coin . " " fewer inculcate more impressive lessons of morali- Now that Goldsmith had acquired fame as a ty . Though wit and ...
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Page 153 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay! Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold Peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied ! A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man.
Page 84 - And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree. This dog and man at first were friends; But when a pique began, The dog, to gain some private ends, Went mad, and bit the man! Around from all the neighbouring streets, The wondering neighbours ran, And swore the dog had lost his wits, To bite so good a man. The wound it seem'd both sore and sad To every Christian eye; And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the man would...
Page 153 - The decent church that topt the neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made ! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree, While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round.
Page 149 - But where to find that happiest spot below Who can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease : The naked Negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country,...
Page 148 - Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.
Page 156 - Tumultuous grandeur crowds the blazing square, The rattling chariots clash, the torches glare. Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy ! Are these thy serious thoughts ? — Ah, turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies.
Page 150 - Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes ; With patient angle trolls the finny deep, Or drives his vent'rous ploughshare to the steep ; Or seeks the den where snow-tracks mark the way, And drags the struggling savage into day. At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down the monarch of a shed ; Smiles by his cheerful fire, and round surveys His children's looks, that brighten at the blaze ; While his loved partner, boastful of her hoard,...
Page 153 - And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that...
Page 150 - Thus every good his native wilds impart, Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e'en those ills, that round his mansion rise, Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Page 503 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.