The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page 21
... enter into an enquiry , whether the country be depopulating , or not ; the discussion would take up much room , and I should prove myself , at best , an indifferent politician , to tire the reader with a long preface when I want his ...
... enter into an enquiry , whether the country be depopulating , or not ; the discussion would take up much room , and I should prove myself , at best , an indifferent politician , to tire the reader with a long preface when I want his ...
Page 48
... enter'd ; An under - bred , fine - spoken fellow was he , And he smil'd as he look'd at the venison and me . " What have we got here ? - Why this is good eating ! Your own , I suppose - or is it in waiting ? " " Why , whose should it be ...
... enter'd ; An under - bred , fine - spoken fellow was he , And he smil'd as he look'd at the venison and me . " What have we got here ? - Why this is good eating ! Your own , I suppose - or is it in waiting ? " " Why , whose should it be ...
Page 49
... enter'd , and dinner was serv'd as they came . At the top a fried liver and bacon were seen , At the bottom was tripe in a swingeing tureen ; At the sides there was spinach and pudding made hot ; In the middle a place where the pasty ...
... enter'd , and dinner was serv'd as they came . At the top a fried liver and bacon were seen , At the bottom was tripe in a swingeing tureen ; At the sides there was spinach and pudding made hot ; In the middle a place where the pasty ...
Page 50
... enter'd the maid ; A visage so sad , and so pale with affright , Wak'd Priam in drawing his curtains by night.1 But we quickly found out , for who could mistake her ? That she came with some terrible news from the baker : And so it fell ...
... enter'd the maid ; A visage so sad , and so pale with affright , Wak'd Priam in drawing his curtains by night.1 But we quickly found out , for who could mistake her ? That she came with some terrible news from the baker : And so it fell ...
Page 89
... Enter MRS . BULKLEY , who curtsies very low as begin- ning to speak . Then enter MISS CATLEY , who stands full before her , and curtsies to the audience . MRS . BULKLEY HOLD , Ma'am , your pardon . What's your business here ? MISS ...
... Enter MRS . BULKLEY , who curtsies very low as begin- ning to speak . Then enter MISS CATLEY , who stands full before her , and curtsies to the audience . MRS . BULKLEY HOLD , Ma'am , your pardon . What's your business here ? MISS ...
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