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difpofition foon involved him in unexpected difficulties ; and he was obliged precipitately to leave Scotland , in confequence of having engaged himself to pay a confiderable fum of money for a fellow - student .
difpofition foon involved him in unexpected difficulties ; and he was obliged precipitately to leave Scotland , in confequence of having engaged himself to pay a confiderable fum of money for a fellow - student .
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... had a conftant levee of his diftreft countrymen , whose wants , as far as he was able , he always relieved ; and he has been often known to leave himfelf even without a guinea , in order to fupply the neceffities of others .
... had a conftant levee of his diftreft countrymen , whose wants , as far as he was able , he always relieved ; and he has been often known to leave himfelf even without a guinea , in order to fupply the neceffities of others .
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And what is friendship but a name , " A charm that lulls to fleep ; " A fhade that follows wealth or fame , " And leaves the wretch to weep C ? 50 55 бо 65 70 75 " And love is still an emptier found , " THE 15 HERMIT .
And what is friendship but a name , " A charm that lulls to fleep ; " A fhade that follows wealth or fame , " And leaves the wretch to weep C ? 50 55 бо 65 70 75 " And love is still an emptier found , " THE 15 HERMIT .
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And evils here contaminate the mind , That opulence departed leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs , not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learnt to rife , Again the ...
And evils here contaminate the mind , That opulence departed leaves behind ; For wealth was theirs , not far remov'd the date , When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learnt to rife , Again the ...
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The lifted axe , the agonizing wheel , Luke's iron crown , and Damien's bed of steel , To men remote from pow'r but rarely known , Leave reason , faith , and confcience , all our own . 435 THE DESERTED VILLAGE , A POEM .
The lifted axe , the agonizing wheel , Luke's iron crown , and Damien's bed of steel , To men remote from pow'r but rarely known , Leave reason , faith , and confcience , all our own . 435 THE DESERTED VILLAGE , A POEM .
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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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