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. Letters from a Citizen of the World - Pagina 87door Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 127 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pagina’s
...voluntaiy student. The first time I read pn 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,...hold of every incident in life for improvement, the triiling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives lustre to another ; a common... | |
| 1786 - 782 pagina’s
...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 life for improvement, the trifling aŤ well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives luftre to another, a common... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pagina’s
...appears in the writings of the Chinefe. 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 life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone which gives luftre to another, a common... | |
| 1804 - 242 pagina’s
...voluntary student. 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,...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
...voluntary student. 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,...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
...voluntary student. 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,...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
...voluntary student. 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,...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 - 1820 - 706 pagina’s
...meeting with an old one. We ought to lay hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important. It is not one diamond alone...coarse stone is also employed for that purpose. Thus 1 ought to draw advantage from the insults and contempt I meet with from a worthless fellow. His brutality... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 514 pagina’s
...voluntary student. 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,...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
...voluntary student. 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. WTe ought to lay hold of every incident in life for improvement, the trifling as well as the important.... | |
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