The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page vii
... married a richer man . As it was , if he could not be said " to have seen life steadily , and seen it whole , " he had , at all events , inspected it pretty narrowly in parts ; and , at a time when he was most impressible , had ...
... married a richer man . As it was , if he could not be said " to have seen life steadily , and seen it whole , " he had , at all events , inspected it pretty narrowly in parts ; and , at a time when he was most impressible , had ...
Page xvi
... Marriage of Garrick and Colman , with its evergreen " Lord Ogleby , " seemed to herald a return to the side of laughter as opposed to that of tears , he took heart of grace , and , calling to mind something of the old inconsiderate ...
... Marriage of Garrick and Colman , with its evergreen " Lord Ogleby , " seemed to herald a return to the side of laughter as opposed to that of tears , he took heart of grace , and , calling to mind something of the old inconsiderate ...
Page xxi
... married woman in the piece , and she traverses it without a stain upon her character . She Stoops to Conquer is Goldsmith's last dramatic work , for the trifling sketch of The Grumbler had never more than a grateful purpose . When ...
... married woman in the piece , and she traverses it without a stain upon her character . She Stoops to Conquer is Goldsmith's last dramatic work , for the trifling sketch of The Grumbler had never more than a grateful purpose . When ...
Page 62
... married . [ From Letter cxiii . of The Citizen of the World , 1762 , ii . 209 , first printed in The Public Ledger , 13th May , 1762. ] [ First printed in Essays , by Mr. Goldsmith , 1765 , p . 229. The version here followed is that of ...
... married . [ From Letter cxiii . of The Citizen of the World , 1762 , ii . 209 , first printed in The Public Ledger , 13th May , 1762. ] [ First printed in Essays , by Mr. Goldsmith , 1765 , p . 229. The version here followed is that of ...
Page 85
... marry me ? Lovers are plenty ; but fail to relieve me : He , fond youth , that could carry me , Offers to love , but means to deceive ine . But I will rally , and combat the ruiner : Not a look , not a smile shall my passion discover ...
... marry me ? Lovers are plenty ; but fail to relieve me : He , fond youth , that could carry me , Offers to love , but means to deceive ine . But I will rally , and combat the ruiner : Not a look , not a smile shall my passion discover ...
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