The Vicar of Wakefield: A TaleAppleton, 1842 - 284 oldal Details the romantic intrigues in the family of a country vicar in eighteenth century England. |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 48 találatból.
7. oldal
... observed of most authors , that the memoirs of his life comprise little more than a history of his writings . Gold- smith's life was full of adventure ; and a due consideration of his conduct from the outset to his death will furnish ...
... observed of most authors , that the memoirs of his life comprise little more than a history of his writings . Gold- smith's life was full of adventure ; and a due consideration of his conduct from the outset to his death will furnish ...
18. oldal
... observed that it was a large sum for so small a performance . " In truth , " re- plied Goldsmith , " I think so too : it is near five shillings a couplet , which is much more than an honest man can afford , and , indeed , more than any ...
... observed that it was a large sum for so small a performance . " In truth , " re- plied Goldsmith , " I think so too : it is near five shillings a couplet , which is much more than an honest man can afford , and , indeed , more than any ...
28. oldal
... observed , that his poem of " Retaliation " was provoked by several jocular epitaphs written upon him by the different members of a dinner - club to which he belonged . Of these we subjoin a part of that which was produced by Garrick ...
... observed , that his poem of " Retaliation " was provoked by several jocular epitaphs written upon him by the different members of a dinner - club to which he belonged . Of these we subjoin a part of that which was produced by Garrick ...
33. oldal
... observe how he has selected , combined , and contrasted , his objects , with what truth and strength of coloring he has ex- pressed them , and to what end and purpose . As poetry and eloquence do not describe by an exact enu- meration ...
... observe how he has selected , combined , and contrasted , his objects , with what truth and strength of coloring he has ex- pressed them , and to what end and purpose . As poetry and eloquence do not describe by an exact enu- meration ...
34. oldal
... observed , that Goldsmith's language is re- markable for its general simplicity , and the direct and proper use of words . It has ornaments , but these are not far - fetched . The epithets employed are usually qualities strictly ...
... observed , that Goldsmith's language is re- markable for its general simplicity , and the direct and proper use of words . It has ornaments , but these are not far - fetched . The epithets employed are usually qualities strictly ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
acquaintance Æsop amusement appearance beauty Burchell called character charm child Christian church comfort continued cried my wife daugh daughter dear eldest Flamborough fortune friendship gentleman girls give going Goldsmith happy Harriet Martineau heart Heaven honest honor hope horse Isaac Taylor Jenkinson John Angell James letter Livy look madam Manetho manner marriage married Mary Howitt mind miseries Miss Wilmot MONOGAMIE morning Moses nature neighbor never night observed Ocellus Lucanus OLIVER GOLDSMITH Olivia once opinion papa passion perceived pleased pleasure poet poor present prison promise received replied resolved rest returned Robinson Crusoe seemed Sir William sister soon Sophia specta squire Stoops to Conquer stranger thee things Thornhill Thornhill's thou thought tion town Traveller turn Vicar of Wakefield virtue volume Wakefield wretched young lady
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12. oldal - Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging but subsistence for the next day.
84. oldal - Forbear, my son,' the Hermit cries, ' To tempt the dangerous gloom ; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom. ' Here to the houseless child of want My door is open still ; And though my portion is but scant, I give it with good will.
29. oldal - 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 ; Though a mixture so odd, he shall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name : When on earth this strange meteor no more shall appear, You, Hermes,...
64. oldal - My farm consisted of about twenty acres of excellent land, having given a hundred pounds for my predecessor's good-will. Nothing could exceed the neatness of my little enclosures, the elms and hedgerows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house consisted of but one story, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great snugness...
180. oldal - Upon asking how he had been taught the art of a cognoscente so very suddenly, he assured me that nothing was more easy. The whole secret consisted in a strict adherence to two rules: the one always to observe, that the picture might have been better if the painter had taken more pains ; and the other, to praise the works of Pietro Perugino. But...
207. oldal - When lovely woman stoops to folly. And finds, too late, that men betray. What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to cover. To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, — is to die.
86. oldal - Alas ! the joys that fortune brings Are trifling and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to...
43. oldal - THERE are an hundred faults in this Thing, and an hundred things might be said to prove them beauties. But it is needless. A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.
111. oldal - ... commission ; and the next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins. The business of the toilet being over, we had at last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder and lightning, which, though grown too short, was much too good to be thrown away.
46. oldal - We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo ; all our adventures were by the fire-side, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown.