Goldsmith's Poems and PlaysJ.M. Dent, 1960 - 317 pages |
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Page 131
... character has been his principal aim . Those who know anything of composition , are sensible that in pursuing humour , it will sometimes lead us into the recesses of the mean ; I was even tempted to look for it in the master of a ...
... character has been his principal aim . Those who know anything of composition , are sensible that in pursuing humour , it will sometimes lead us into the recesses of the mean ; I was even tempted to look for it in the master of a ...
Page 172
... character you have oppressed , would be impeaching your own . And , sure , his tenderness , his humanity , his universal friendship , may atone for many faults ! Sir Will . That friendship , madam , which is exerted in too wide a sphere ...
... character you have oppressed , would be impeaching your own . And , sure , his tenderness , his humanity , his universal friendship , may atone for many faults ! Sir Will . That friendship , madam , which is exerted in too wide a sphere ...
Page 222
... character , I assure you . Among women of reputation and virtue , he is the modestest man alive : but his acquaintance give him a very different character among creatures of another stamp : you understand me ? Miss Hard . An odd character ...
... character , I assure you . Among women of reputation and virtue , he is the modestest man alive : but his acquaintance give him a very different character among creatures of another stamp : you understand me ? Miss Hard . An odd character ...
Contents
THE DESERTED VILLAGE | 16 |
Part of a Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius | 53 |
On Seeing Mrs perform in the Character of | 59 |
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