The Poems and PlaysMethuen, 1905 - 183 pages |
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Page v
... tion . A brief experience of medical practice in Southwark was followed by an engagement as usher in a school at Peck- ham kept by a dissenting minister . From childhood Goldsmith had shown a marked taste for literature , and he finally ...
... tion . A brief experience of medical practice in Southwark was followed by an engagement as usher in a school at Peck- ham kept by a dissenting minister . From childhood Goldsmith had shown a marked taste for literature , and he finally ...
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... tion , by Colman at Covent Garden Theatre , on March 15 , 1773. It was published with a dedication to Dr. Johnson , who exerted his influence to secure its presentation on the stage . In construction and characterisation alike , the ...
... tion , by Colman at Covent Garden Theatre , on March 15 , 1773. It was published with a dedication to Dr. Johnson , who exerted his influence to secure its presentation on the stage . In construction and characterisation alike , the ...
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... tion than a poem . It was prepared for the composer in little more than two days : and may therefore rather be considered as an industrious effort of gratitude than of genius . In justice to the composer it may likewise be right to ...
... tion than a poem . It was prepared for the composer in little more than two days : and may therefore rather be considered as an industrious effort of gratitude than of genius . In justice to the composer it may likewise be right to ...
Page 60
... tion is to involve him in fictitious distress , before he has plunged himself into real calamity : to arrest him for that very debt , to clap an officer upon him , and then let him see which of his friends will come to his relief . 52 ...
... tion is to involve him in fictitious distress , before he has plunged himself into real calamity : to arrest him for that very debt , to clap an officer upon him , and then let him see which of his friends will come to his relief . 52 ...
Page 65
... tion ! 279 HON . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from friendship makes me unfit to share in this good humour : I know you'll pardon me . MRS . CRO . I vow he seems as melancholy as if he had taken a dose of my husband this ...
... tion ! 279 HON . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from friendship makes me unfit to share in this good humour : I know you'll pardon me . MRS . CRO . I vow he seems as melancholy as if he had taken a dose of my husband this ...
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