The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: From a Variety of Original Sources, Volume 2E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1837 - 550 pagina's |
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... genius for comedy was not excelled by either Congreve or Sheridan , little of a satisfactory nature is recorded of his private life ; nay , we have hardly any details of his more public career , excepting the facts of his having been an ...
... genius for comedy was not excelled by either Congreve or Sheridan , little of a satisfactory nature is recorded of his private life ; nay , we have hardly any details of his more public career , excepting the facts of his having been an ...
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... genius , or take that active interest in his fame which in general relatives only feel . His literary friends indeed were nume- rous and warm ; celebrated themselves , and capable of imparting cele- brity to others . Some , it appears ...
... genius , or take that active interest in his fame which in general relatives only feel . His literary friends indeed were nume- rous and warm ; celebrated themselves , and capable of imparting cele- brity to others . Some , it appears ...
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... genius , were puzzled by this con- trariety of disposition ; and the remark is even preserved , that he seemed to possess " two natures . " * One of the causes alleged for his backwardness was devoted attachment to the fictions and ...
... genius , were puzzled by this con- trariety of disposition ; and the remark is even preserved , that he seemed to possess " two natures . " * One of the causes alleged for his backwardness was devoted attachment to the fictions and ...
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... genius there is ample proof that Goldsmith heard and remembered much , by the account which he afterwards gave of him in a periodical work in London . * The other local poet , Lawrence Whyte , was a bard of more hum- ble pretensions ...
... genius there is ample proof that Goldsmith heard and remembered much , by the account which he afterwards gave of him in a periodical work in London . * The other local poet , Lawrence Whyte , was a bard of more hum- ble pretensions ...
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... genius that wanted time to mature ; and these impressions none of his subsequent follies and irregularities wholly obliterated . His purse and affection , therefore , as well as his house , were ever open to him : the nephew knew the ...
... genius that wanted time to mature ; and these impressions none of his subsequent follies and irregularities wholly obliterated . His purse and affection , therefore , as well as his house , were ever open to him : the nephew knew the ...
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The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: From a Variety of Original ..., Volume 2 Sir James Prior Volledige weergave - 1837 |
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: From a Variety of Original Sources, Volume 2 Sir James Prior Volledige weergave - 1837 |
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: From a Variety of Original ..., Volume 2 Sir James Prior Volledige weergave - 1837 |
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Pagina 521 - And steady Loyalty, and faithful Love. And thou, sweet Poetry, thou loveliest maid Still first to fly where sensual joys invade! Unfit, in these degenerate times of shame, To catch the heart, or strike for honest fame; Dear charming nymph, neglected and decried, My shame in crowds, my solitary pride; Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so; Thou guide by which the nobler arts excel, Thou nurse of every virtue, fare thee well!
Pagina 383 - For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew.
Pagina 387 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength...
Pagina 276 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne.. Contracting regal power to stretch their own ; When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free ; Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law ; The wealth of climes, where savage nations roam, Pillag'd from slaves to purchase slaves at home.
Pagina 267 - Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by...
Pagina 365 - Well, let me tell you, (said Goldsmith), when my tailor brought home my bloomcoloured coat, he said, ' Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When any body asks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water-lane.
Pagina 365 - Goldsmith, to divert the tedious minutes, strutted about, bragging of his dress, and I believe was seriously vain of it, for his mind was wonderfully prone to such impressions. " Come, come (said Garrick), talk no more of that. You are, perhaps, the worst — eh, eh...
Pagina 308 - THERE are a hundred faults in this thing, and a hundred things might be said to prove them beauties. But it is needless. A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.
Pagina 503 - He died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by the fear of distress. He had raised money and squandered it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered ; he was a very great man.
Pagina 352 - Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comic writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class.