Essays and Criticisms, by Dr. Goldsmith;: With an Account of the Author. In Three Volumes, Հատոր 2J. Johnson, 1798 - 276 էջ |
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... , that his authentic writings should no longer be blended with either doubt- ful or fpurious pieces . Mr. WRIGHT was therefore recommended and prevailed upon upon to print the present Selection , which he had viii PREFACE .
... , that his authentic writings should no longer be blended with either doubt- ful or fpurious pieces . Mr. WRIGHT was therefore recommended and prevailed upon upon to print the present Selection , which he had viii PREFACE .
Էջ xiii
... should give , refolved at last to give none . And thus was poor GOLDSMITH fnatched . from between the horns of his prefent dilemma , and fuffered to drag on a miferable life for a few probation- ary months . " It was not till after his ...
... should give , refolved at last to give none . And thus was poor GOLDSMITH fnatched . from between the horns of his prefent dilemma , and fuffered to drag on a miferable life for a few probation- ary months . " It was not till after his ...
Էջ xxvi
... should happen to despise them , they are mafters of their own admiration , and that they can plentifully be- ftow on themfelves . FROM their pride and poverty , as I take it , refults one advantage this country enjoys , namely , the ...
... should happen to despise them , they are mafters of their own admiration , and that they can plentifully be- ftow on themfelves . FROM their pride and poverty , as I take it , refults one advantage this country enjoys , namely , the ...
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... should have more joy in dying at her feet , than in tasting the greatest favours that fortune could beftow with- out her prefence and participation . " You must not die ( he haftily exclaimed ) : fuch an event would prove fatal to her ...
... should have more joy in dying at her feet , than in tasting the greatest favours that fortune could beftow with- out her prefence and participation . " You must not die ( he haftily exclaimed ) : fuch an event would prove fatal to her ...
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... should remain on the defenfive , or pre- pare for battle . He had not yet determined , when his enemy directing a blow with all his force , the youth nimbly flipped afide , and the momentum of the ftroke brought the unwieldy Iman to the ...
... should remain on the defenfive , or pre- pare for battle . He had not yet determined , when his enemy directing a blow with all his force , the youth nimbly flipped afide , and the momentum of the ftroke brought the unwieldy Iman to the ...
Common terms and phrases
admiration Æneid affiftance againſt Alcanor alſo antient Baghdad beauty becauſe breaſt character cife circumftance compariſon confiderable conftitution dæmons Demetrius Phalereus Dervife difpofition diftinguiſhed Engliſh ESSAY ESSAY Eudofia exerciſe expreffion exprefs eyes faid fame Faſcination fatire fays feemed fenfe fenfibility fentiments feven feveral fhall fhort fide fimile firft firſt fituation fleep fome foon fpecies ftill ftork ftrength fubject fublime fuch fure genius GOLDSMITH Greenland heart herſelf Hiftory himſelf Homer houſe ideas Igluka Iliad inftances inftinct inſpired khaliph lady laft leaſt meaſure metaphors mind moft moſt mufic muſt myſelf nature obferved occafion Omrah paffed paffions perfon pleaſure Plutarch Poet Poetry poffeffed prefent purpoſe quæ Quintilian raiſed reafon ſays ſcene ſeem ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſkin ſome ſpirit ſtill ſuch Tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranſport underſtanding uſed Virgil whofe whoſe word youth δὲ καὶ
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Էջ 229 - She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners...
Էջ 130 - I am a Dane, Swede, or Frenchman at different times ; or rather fancy myself like the old philosopher, who upon being asked what countryman he was, replied, that he was a citizen of the world.
Էջ 166 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Էջ xxvi - Yet with all these disadvantages to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudest things alive. The poor have pride ever ready to relieve them. If mankind should happen to despise them, they are masters of their own admiration; and that they can plentifully bestow upon themselves.
Էջ xxvii - ... intercourse between the sexes than there is between two countries at war. The ladies indeed may ogle, and the gentlemen sigh; but an embargo is laid on any closer commerce.
Էջ xxi - Goldsmith, a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to do best that which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness, and general without confusion; whose language was copious without exuberance, exact without constraint, and easy without weakness.
Էջ xxix - PS. — Give my sincere respects (not compliments, do you mind) to your agreeable family, and give my service to my mother, if you see her; for, as you express it in Ireland, I have a sneaking kindness for her still. Direct to me, — Student in Physic, in Edinburgh.
Էջ xxii - There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation, of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be struck. The oak of the forest did not grow there ; but the elegant shrubbery and the fragrant parterre appeared in gay succession. It has been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation ; but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated.
Էջ 204 - To be, or not to be — that is the queftion. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to fuffer The flings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms againft a fea of troubles, And by oppofing, end them.
Էջ xxvii - Scotch gentleman told me, (and, faith, I believe he was right) that I was a very great pedant for my pains.