The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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... pray'd and felt , for all . And , as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new - fledg'd offspring to the skies , He tried each art , reprov'd each dull delay , Allur'd to brighter worlds , and led the way . Beside the bed ...
... pray'd and felt , for all . And , as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new - fledg'd offspring to the skies , He tried each art , reprov'd each dull delay , Allur'd to brighter worlds , and led the way . Beside the bed ...
Page 28
... pray . The service pass'd , around the pious man , With steady zeal , each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with endearing wile , And pluck'd his gown , to share the good man's smile . His ready smile a parent's warmth express ...
... pray . The service pass'd , around the pious man , With steady zeal , each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with endearing wile , And pluck'd his gown , to share the good man's smile . His ready smile a parent's warmth express ...
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... Pray a slice of your liver , though may I be curs'd , But I've eat of your tripe till I'm ready to burst . " [ 1 Cf. Boileau , ut supra , 11. 31-4 . ] [ 2 Henry Thrale , the Southwark brewer , Johnson's close friend from 1765. ] [ 3 ...
... Pray a slice of your liver , though may I be curs'd , But I've eat of your tripe till I'm ready to burst . " [ 1 Cf. Boileau , ut supra , 11. 31-4 . ] [ 2 Henry Thrale , the Southwark brewer , Johnson's close friend from 1765. ] [ 3 ...
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... pray observe his hat , Wings upon either side - mark that . Well ! what is it from thence we gather ? Why these denote a brain of feather . A brain of feather ! very right , With wit that's flighty , learning light ; Such as to modern ...
... pray observe his hat , Wings upon either side - mark that . Well ! what is it from thence we gather ? Why these denote a brain of feather . A brain of feather ! very right , With wit that's flighty , learning light ; Such as to modern ...
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... pray.2 A kind and gentle heart he had , To comfort friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad , When he put on his clothes.2 And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And ...
... pray.2 A kind and gentle heart he had , To comfort friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad , When he put on his clothes.2 And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And ...
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