Originally published in 1906 as part of the Pitt Press Series, and intended for use in schools, this book contains the text of two of Oliver Goldsmith's longer poems, 'The Traveller' and 'The Deserted Village', which was dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds. Murison includes a brief biography of Goldsmith, as well as chronological tables of his life and works and detailed notes on the poem. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Goldsmith or in eighteenth-century literature.
Originally published in 1906 as part of the Pitt Press Series, and intended for use in schools, this book contains the text of two of Oliver Goldsmith...
Enter MR. WOODWARD, dressed in black, and holding a handkerchief to his eyes. Excuse me, sirs, I pray-I can't yet speak- I'm crying now-and have been all the week. "'Tis not alone this mourning suit," good masters: "I've that within"-for which there are no plasters Pray, would you know the reason why I'm crying? The Comic Muse, long sick, is now a-dying And if she goes, my tears will never stop; For as a player, I can't squeeze out one drop: I am undone, that's all-shall lose my bread- I'd rather, but that's nothing-lose my head. When the sweet maid is laid upon the bier, Shuter and I shall...
Enter MR. WOODWARD, dressed in black, and holding a handkerchief to his eyes. Excuse me, sirs, I pray-I can't yet speak- I'm crying now-and have been ...
The description of the family of Wakefield; in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons I was ever of opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population. From this motive, I had scarce taken orders a year before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surfaces but such qualities as would wear well. To do her justice, she was a good-natured notable woman; and as for breeding, there were few country ladies...
The description of the family of Wakefield; in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons I was ever of opinion, that the honest...
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author and poet during the Victorian Era. Goldsmith's best known works include The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer.
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author and poet during the Victorian Era. Goldsmith's best known works include The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoo...
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author and poet during the Victorian Era. Goldsmith's best known works include The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer.
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author and poet during the Victorian Era. Goldsmith's best known works include The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoo...
