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His finances were fo low on his return to England , that he with difficulty got to the metropolis , his whole tock of cash amounting to no more than a few halfpence ! An entire ftranger in London , his mind was filled with the moft ...
His finances were fo low on his return to England , that he with difficulty got to the metropolis , his whole tock of cash amounting to no more than a few halfpence ! An entire ftranger in London , his mind was filled with the moft ...
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But as a part of this Poem was formerly written to you from Switzerland , the whole can now , with propriety , be only infcribed to you . It will alfo throw a light upon many parts of it , when the reader understands , that it is ...
But as a part of this Poem was formerly written to you from Switzerland , the whole can now , with propriety , be only infcribed to you . It will alfo throw a light upon many parts of it , when the reader understands , that it is ...
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Sweet fmiling village , lovelieft of the lawn , 35 Thy fports are fled , and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidft thy bow'rs the tyrant's hand is feen , And defolation faddens all thy green : One only mafter grafps the whole domain , And ...
Sweet fmiling village , lovelieft of the lawn , 35 Thy fports are fled , and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidft thy bow'rs the tyrant's hand is feen , And defolation faddens all thy green : One only mafter grafps the whole domain , And ...
Page 83
... clevated and fentimental , that it has not only banished humour and Moliere from the stage , but it has banished all spectators too . Upon the whole , the author returns his thanks to [ 83 ]
... clevated and fentimental , that it has not only banished humour and Moliere from the stage , but it has banished all spectators too . Upon the whole , the author returns his thanks to [ 83 ]
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Upon the whole , the author returns his thanks to the public for the favourable reception which the GoodNatur'd Man has met with : and to Mr. Colman in particular , for his kindness to it . It may not also be improwho fhall hereafter ...
Upon the whole , the author returns his thanks to the public for the favourable reception which the GoodNatur'd Man has met with : and to Mr. Colman in particular , for his kindness to it . It may not also be improwho fhall hereafter ...
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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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