The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 3J. Murray, 1854 |
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... writer often finds himself , upon his first attempt to address the public in form . ' All his power of pleasing is damped by solicitude , and his cheerfulness dashed with appre- hension . Impressed with the terrors of the tribunal ...
... writer often finds himself , upon his first attempt to address the public in form . ' All his power of pleasing is damped by solicitude , and his cheerfulness dashed with appre- hension . Impressed with the terrors of the tribunal ...
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... writer , for instance , excels at a plan , or a title page , another works away the body of the book , and a third is a dab at an index . Thus a Magazine is not the result of any single man's industry ; but goes through as many hands as ...
... writer , for instance , excels at a plan , or a title page , another works away the body of the book , and a third is a dab at an index . Thus a Magazine is not the result of any single man's industry ; but goes through as many hands as ...
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... writer is now convinced that he must be chiefly indebted to good fortune for finding readers willing to allow him any degree of reputation . It has been remarked , that almost every character which has excited either attention or praise ...
... writer is now convinced that he must be chiefly indebted to good fortune for finding readers willing to allow him any degree of reputation . It has been remarked , that almost every character which has excited either attention or praise ...
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... writer to M. Voltaire , you were entertained by the king of Prussia as a buffoon , but Maupertuis as a philosopher . It is certain that the preference which this royal scholar gave to Maupertuis was the cause of Voltaire's disagreement ...
... writer to M. Voltaire , you were entertained by the king of Prussia as a buffoon , but Maupertuis as a philosopher . It is certain that the preference which this royal scholar gave to Maupertuis was the cause of Voltaire's disagreement ...
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... Writers of every age have endeavoured to show that plea- cure is in us , and not in the objects offered for our amusement . If the soul be happily disposed , every thing becomes a subject of entertainment , and distress will almost want ...
... Writers of every age have endeavoured to show that plea- cure is in us , and not in the objects offered for our amusement . If the soul be happily disposed , every thing becomes a subject of entertainment , and distress will almost want ...
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Page 66 - GOOD people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word— From those who spoke her praise. The needy seldom pass'd her door, And always found her kind; She freely lent to all the poor— Who left a pledge behind.
Page 327 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Page 301 - 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.
Page 16 - 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 181 - ... caught me by the elbow and led me out of the public walk ; I could perceive by the quickness of his pace and by his frequently looking behind that he was attempting to avoid somebody who followed. We now turned to the right, then to the left. As we went forward he still went faster, but in vain ; the person whom he attempted to escape hunted us through every doubling, and gained upon us each moment, so that at last we fairly stood still, resolving to face what we could not avoid. Our pursuer...
Page 244 - ... a privateer, I should have been entitled to clothing and maintenance during the rest of my life; but that was not my chance : one man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and another with a wooden ladle. However, blessed be God ! I enjoy good health, and have no enemy in this world, that I know of, but the French and the justice of peace.
Page 280 - I am a Dane, Swede, or Frenchman at different times ; or rather fancy myself like the old philosopher, who upon being asked what countryman he was, replied, that he was a citizen of the world.
Page 108 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 64 - There will come a time when this temporary solitude may be made continual, and the city itself, like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a desert in its room. What cities as great as this have once triumphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just and as unbounded, and with short-sighted presumption promised themselves immortality.
Page 76 - While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead; we rate them by his best.