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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Pagina viii
... merit of a sketch . No serious attempt was made , when it might have been made with effect from the remembrance of surviving acquaintance , to trace minutely Goldsmith's adventures on the continent of Europe , his early , or indeed ...
... merit of a sketch . No serious attempt was made , when it might have been made with effect from the remembrance of surviving acquaintance , to trace minutely Goldsmith's adventures on the continent of Europe , his early , or indeed ...
Pagina x
... merit , such as the Letters of a Nobleman to his Son , have not the preface and introductory matter included , as in other instances , in the four volumes then published ; the effect of the uncon- nected manner in which that collection ...
... merit , such as the Letters of a Nobleman to his Son , have not the preface and introductory matter included , as in other instances , in the four volumes then published ; the effect of the uncon- nected manner in which that collection ...
Pagina 33
... merit , is not known . His taste for poetry , there is no doubt , was soon formed . Among the poems familiar in the school from a spirit of boyish patriotism , were the works of their countrymen Denham , Roscommon , and Parnell ; the ...
... merit , is not known . His taste for poetry , there is no doubt , was soon formed . Among the poems familiar in the school from a spirit of boyish patriotism , were the works of their countrymen Denham , Roscommon , and Parnell ; the ...
Pagina 34
... added much to the native stock of which Ireland can boast . * His songs , • The fertility and merit of this remnant of the bards , whose name and perfor- though written in Irish , found ready translation ; became 34 LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
... added much to the native stock of which Ireland can boast . * His songs , • The fertility and merit of this remnant of the bards , whose name and perfor- though written in Irish , found ready translation ; became 34 LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
Pagina 51
... merit probably deserved ; as the future lives of many have furnished little evidence of superiority . Ingenuity , therefore , in whatever form displayed , rarely passes without its reward . But if the implied com- pact entered into with ...
... merit probably deserved ; as the future lives of many have furnished little evidence of superiority . Ingenuity , therefore , in whatever form displayed , rarely passes without its reward . But if the implied com- pact entered into with ...
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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 |
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: From a Variety of Original Sources, Volume 2 Sir James Prior Volledige weergave - 1837 |
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Pagina 378 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene ! How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill...
Pagina 381 - 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 385 - 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 363 - 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 350 - Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comic writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class.
Pagina 471 - I'll make Goldsmith forgive me ; ' and then called to him in a loud voice, ' Dr. Goldsmith, something passed today where you and I dined: I ask your pardon.' Goldsmith answered placidly, 'It must be much from you, sir, that I take ill.
Pagina 489 - Turn to learning and gaming, religion and raking. With the love of a wench, let his writings be chaste ; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail : For the joy of each sex, on the world I'll bestow it : This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester, and poet, Thro...
Pagina 223 - When accompanying two beautiful young ladies ' with their mother on a tour in France, he was seriously angry that more attention was paid to them than to him...
Pagina 176 - This person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard, who has written so many little books for children: he called himself their friend ; but he was the friend of all mankind.
Pagina 265 - Ev'n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride : Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.