The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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... happiness of the subject is inde- pendent of the goodness of the Sovereign ; the other , to deplore the increase of luxury and the miseries of depopu- lation . But , as a crowd of commentators have pointed out , it is hazardous for a ...
... happiness of the subject is inde- pendent of the goodness of the Sovereign ; the other , to deplore the increase of luxury and the miseries of depopu- lation . But , as a crowd of commentators have pointed out , it is hazardous for a ...
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... Happiness and Obscurity , with an income of forty pounds a year . I now perceive , my dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is great , and the labourers are but few ...
... Happiness and Obscurity , with an income of forty pounds a year . I now perceive , my dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is great , and the labourers are but few ...
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... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . There are few can judge , better than ...
... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . There are few can judge , better than ...
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... happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring hope at rest . May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the ...
... happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring hope at rest . May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the ...
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... happiness attends , And spurns the plan that aims at other ends ; Till , carried to excess in each domain , This favourite good begets peculiar pain . But let us try these truths with closer eyes , And trace them through the prospect as ...
... happiness attends , And spurns the plan that aims at other ends ; Till , carried to excess in each domain , This favourite good begets peculiar pain . But let us try these truths with closer eyes , And trace them through the prospect as ...
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