The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Том 3Harper & brothers, 1900 |
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... possessed of fame , it may be asserted , is willing to enjoy it without a rival , by lessening every competitor ; or , if unsuccessful , he is desirous to turn upon others the con- tempt which is levelled at himself ; and being ...
... possessed of fame , it may be asserted , is willing to enjoy it without a rival , by lessening every competitor ; or , if unsuccessful , he is desirous to turn upon others the con- tempt which is levelled at himself ; and being ...
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... Possessed of all the advantages of unfeeling dul- ness , laborious , insensible , and persevering , they still proceed- ed mending , and mending every work of genius , or , to speak without irony , undermining all that was polite and ...
... Possessed of all the advantages of unfeeling dul- ness , laborious , insensible , and persevering , they still proceed- ed mending , and mending every work of genius , or , to speak without irony , undermining all that was polite and ...
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... possessed of as much wit as any man alive , yet with as little prudence to turn it to his own advan- . tage . A comedy of his , called " La Métromanie , " is the best theatrical production that has appeared of late in Europe . But I ...
... possessed of as much wit as any man alive , yet with as little prudence to turn it to his own advan- . tage . A comedy of his , called " La Métromanie , " is the best theatrical production that has appeared of late in Europe . But I ...
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... possessed of talents to please . The age of Louis XIV . , notwithstanding these respectable names , is still vastly superior . For , beside the general ten- dency of critical corruption , which shall be spoken of by- and - by , there ...
... possessed of talents to please . The age of Louis XIV . , notwithstanding these respectable names , is still vastly superior . For , beside the general ten- dency of critical corruption , which shall be spoken of by- and - by , there ...
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... possessed of fortitude to stand un- moved the expected bursts of an earthquake , yet of feelings so exquisitely poignant as to agonize under the slightest dis- appointment . Broken rest , tasteless meals , and causeless anx- iety ...
... possessed of fortitude to stand un- moved the expected bursts of an earthquake , yet of feelings so exquisitely poignant as to agonize under the slightest dis- appointment . Broken rest , tasteless meals , and causeless anx- iety ...
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