Poems and PlaysMessrs. Price, Sleater, 1785 - 274 pages |
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Page vi
... hours after , to one of his friends , who obferved it was a very great fum for fo fhort a perform- ance . In truth , ' replied Goldfmith , I think fo too , 6 it is much more than the honeft man can afford , or the ' piece is worth ; I ...
... hours after , to one of his friends , who obferved it was a very great fum for fo fhort a perform- ance . In truth , ' replied Goldfmith , I think fo too , 6 it is much more than the honeft man can afford , or the ' piece is worth ; I ...
Page vii
... hours upon a barrel of gunpowder . ' The piece , however , con- trary to Mr. Coleman's expectation , was received with ... hour of his existence . He had been for fome years afflicted , at different THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH . vii.
... hours upon a barrel of gunpowder . ' The piece , however , con- trary to Mr. Coleman's expectation , was received with ... hour of his existence . He had been for fome years afflicted , at different THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH . vii.
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... hour difperfes all my ftore , And all my hoard of honour is no more ; For ah ! too partial to my life's decline , Cæfar perfuades , fubmiffion must be mine ; Him I obey , whom Heav'n itself obeys , Hopeless of pleasing , yet inclined to ...
... hour difperfes all my ftore , And all my hoard of honour is no more ; For ah ! too partial to my life's decline , Cæfar perfuades , fubmiffion must be mine ; Him I obey , whom Heav'n itself obeys , Hopeless of pleasing , yet inclined to ...
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... hours were pass'd between Infulting repartee or spleen . 60 Thus as her faults each day were known , He thinks her features coarser grown ; He fancies ev'ry vice fhe fhews Or thins her lip , or points her nose : Whenever rage or envy ...
... hours were pass'd between Infulting repartee or spleen . 60 Thus as her faults each day were known , He thinks her features coarser grown ; He fancies ev'ry vice fhe fhews Or thins her lip , or points her nose : Whenever rage or envy ...
Page 15
... hours beguil❜d . Around in fympathetic mirth . Its tricks the kitten tries ; The cricket chirrups in the hearth ; The crackling fagot flies . But nothing could a charm impart To footh the ftranger's woe ; For grief was heavy at his ...
... hours beguil❜d . Around in fympathetic mirth . Its tricks the kitten tries ; The cricket chirrups in the hearth ; The crackling fagot flies . But nothing could a charm impart To footh the ftranger's woe ; For grief was heavy at his ...
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