The Poems and PlaysMethuen, 1905 - 183 pages |
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Page vii
... poet's father was beneficed . The Traveller abounds in reminiscences of Goldsmith's continental wanderings . Of the other poems which appear in this volume , Retaliation ( 1774 ) , and The Haunch of Venison ( PREFATORY NOTE vii.
... poet's father was beneficed . The Traveller abounds in reminiscences of Goldsmith's continental wanderings . Of the other poems which appear in this volume , Retaliation ( 1774 ) , and The Haunch of Venison ( PREFATORY NOTE vii.
Page viii
... note . His miscellaneous verse is often little more than pleasant rhetoric in facile rhyme . Of Goldsmith's two comedies , the earlier piece , The Good- Natur'd Man , was produced by George Colman at Covent Garden Theatre , with a ...
... note . His miscellaneous verse is often little more than pleasant rhetoric in facile rhyme . Of Goldsmith's two comedies , the earlier piece , The Good- Natur'd Man , was produced by George Colman at Covent Garden Theatre , with a ...
Page ix
... 1772 , which was first published separately in that year , reappeared with many other miscel- laneous pieces in the first collected editions of Goldsmith's poems and plays ( Dublin , 1777 , and London PREFATORY NOTE ix.
... 1772 , which was first published separately in that year , reappeared with many other miscel- laneous pieces in the first collected editions of Goldsmith's poems and plays ( Dublin , 1777 , and London PREFATORY NOTE ix.
Page x
... note has been taken in the present edition . The poems scattered through Goldsmith's prose- writings are here brought together in the Appendix , so as to render the collection complete ; they reappear in their original places in the ...
... note has been taken in the present edition . The poems scattered through Goldsmith's prose- writings are here brought together in the Appendix , so as to render the collection complete ; they reappear in their original places in the ...
Page 16
... notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung , The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool , The playful children just let loose from school ; The watchdog's ...
... notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung , The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool , The playful children just let loose from school ; The watchdog's ...
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