 | 1786 - 782 pagina’s
...attending the life of a voluntary ftudent. The firft time I read an excellent book, it is to me juft as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perufed before, it refembles the meeting with an old one. We ought to lay hold of every incident in... | |
 | 1804 - 242 pagina’s
...There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life " of a voluntary student. The first time I read an " excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...hold of every incident " in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the " important. It is not one diamond alone which gives " lustre to another ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pagina’s
...There is unspeakable pleasure attending the " life of a voluntary student. The first time I read " an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had " gained...hold of every " incident in life for improvement, the trifling as * A translation of thi< passage may also be seen in Du Halde, Vol. II. Fol. p. 47, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pagina’s
..." There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives lustre to another, a common... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 508 pagina’s
...There is unspeakable pleasure attending the " life of a voluntary student. The first time I read " an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had " gained...hold of every " incident in life for improvement, the trifling as * A translation of this passage may also be seen in Du Halde, vol. II. Fol. p. 47 and 58.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 514 pagina’s
...« There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives lustre to another ; a common... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pagina’s
...« There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...before, it resembles the meeting with an old one. WTe ought to lay hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pagina’s
...will at lea« nerve to •how thai ibndneee for humour wbich appears iu the writings «"lie Chioac. an away ; When the poor exiles, every trifling as well as the mportant. It is not one diamond alone which give« ustre to another ; a common... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 pagina’s
..." There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives lustre to another ; a common... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 pagina’s
..." There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained...book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting w ith an old one. We ought to lay hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well... | |
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The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one. 
