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THE univerfal esteem in which his poems are held , and the repeated pleasure they give in the perufal , are ftriking proofs of their merit . He was a ftudious and correct observer of nature , happy in the selection of his images ...
THE univerfal esteem in which his poems are held , and the repeated pleasure they give in the perufal , are ftriking proofs of their merit . He was a ftudious and correct observer of nature , happy in the selection of his images ...
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Here to the houseless child of want , My door is open ftill ; " And tho ' my portion is but fcant , " I give it with good will . " Then turn to - night , and freely share " Whate'er my cell bestows ; " My.rufhy couch and frugal fare ...
Here to the houseless child of want , My door is open ftill ; " And tho ' my portion is but fcant , " I give it with good will . " Then turn to - night , and freely share " Whate'er my cell bestows ; " My.rufhy couch and frugal fare ...
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GOOD people , all of ev'ry fort , Give ear unto my song ; And if you find it wondrous fhort , It cannot hold you long . In Iling - ton there was a man , Of whom the world might fay , That ftill a godly race he ran , Whene'er he went to ...
GOOD people , all of ev'ry fort , Give ear unto my song ; And if you find it wondrous fhort , It cannot hold you long . In Iling - ton there was a man , Of whom the world might fay , That ftill a godly race he ran , Whene'er he went to ...
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A N. The only art her guilt to cover , To hide her fhame from ev'ry eye , To give repentance to her lover , And wring his bofom - is to die . S THE TRAVELLER ; O R , A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY 20 STANZA ON WOMAN . Stanzas on Woman.
A N. The only art her guilt to cover , To hide her fhame from ev'ry eye , To give repentance to her lover , And wring his bofom - is to die . S THE TRAVELLER ; O R , A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY 20 STANZA ON WOMAN . Stanzas on Woman.
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... give to get efteem , 265 Till , feeming bleft , they grow to what they feem . But while this fofter art their blifs fupplies , It gives their follies alfo room to rife ; For praife too dearly lov'd , or warmly fought , Enfeebles ...
... give to get efteem , 265 Till , feeming bleft , they grow to what they feem . But while this fofter art their blifs fupplies , It gives their follies alfo room to rife ; For praife too dearly lov'd , or warmly fought , Enfeebles ...
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| Title | Poems and Plays |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Messrs. Price, Sleater, 1785 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 21 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 274 pages |
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