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Letters from a citizen of the world, to his friends in the East - Page 335
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1820
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The citizen of the world; or, Letters from a Chinese philosopher ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have beea read at least ten ye^rs with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable, is perfectly sensible of their valueJivery polite member of the community, by buying what he writes, contributes to reward him. The...
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The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...years with fatisfaftion. A man of letters at prefent, whofe works are valuable, is perfeftly fenfible of their value. Every polite member of the community,...of living in a garret, might have been wit in the laft age, but continues fuch no longer, becaufe no longer true. A writer of real merit now may eafily...
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Select British Classics, Volume 2

1804 - 242 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...he writes, contributes to reward him. The ridicule DAVlKSWiIORGANS EDITIONOF SELECT BRITISH CLASSICS CIT 1 ZEKof the WORLD . therefore of living in a...
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A manual of essays, selected from various authors, Volume 2

Manual - 1809 - 324 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...might have been wit in the last age, but continues so no longer, because no longer true. A writer of real merit now may easily be rich, if his heart be...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...have been wit in the last age, but continues such uo .longer, because no longer true. A writer of real merit now may easily be rich if his heart be set...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With Memoirs of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...have been wit in the last age, but continues such no loager, because no longer true. A writer of real merit now may easily be rich, if his heart be set...
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The Citizen of the World, Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 706 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...community, by buying what he writes, contributes to reward. The ridicule therefore of living in a garret, might have been wit in the last age, but continues such...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 pages
...read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are TtJuable, ie is law, rny child, is right ; for otherwise, if we...commit a smaller evil to procure a greater good, ce eaiilv be rich, if his heart be set only on fortune; and for those who have no merit, it is but fit...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...fairly squall at each other. What signifies sounding the Tumprt of defiance at a distance, and in the valuable, is perfectly sensible of their value. Every...community, by buying what he writes, contributes to reward hun. The ridicule, therefore, of living in a garret, might have been wit in the last age, butcontinues...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...to himself any share of success, till his works have been read at least ten years with satisfaction. A man of letters at present, whose works are valuable,...ridicule, therefore, of living in a garret, might have lieen wit in the last age, but continues such no longer, because no longer true. A writer of real merit...
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