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 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 107
... married to H. W. Bunbury , the artist . ] [ Mrs. Bunbury had apparently invited the poet ( in rhyme ) to spend Christmas at the family seat of Great Barton in Suffolk . ] my " spring - velvet coat , " and advise Letter to Mrs. Bunbury ...
... married to H. W. Bunbury , the artist . ] [ Mrs. Bunbury had apparently invited the poet ( in rhyme ) to spend Christmas at the family seat of Great Barton in Suffolk . ] my " spring - velvet coat , " and advise Letter to Mrs. Bunbury ...
Page 109
... married Reynolds and Hoppner [ Sir John Fielding , d . 1780 , Henry Fielding's blind half - brother and successor at Bow Street . ] [ 3 To prevent infection , -a practice dating from the gaol - fever of 1750. ] When uncover'd , a buzz ...
... married Reynolds and Hoppner [ Sir John Fielding , d . 1780 , Henry Fielding's blind half - brother and successor at Bow Street . ] [ 3 To prevent infection , -a practice dating from the gaol - fever of 1750. ] When uncover'd , a buzz ...
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