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Another evening Dr. Goldsmith and I called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . ' Come then , ( said Goldsmith , ) we will not go to the ...
Another evening Dr. Goldsmith and I called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . ' Come then , ( said Goldsmith , ) we will not go to the ...
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GOLDSMITH . ' I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , - “ And every poet is the monarch's friend . ” It ought to be reversed . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject : -- " For colleges on ...
GOLDSMITH . ' I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , - “ And every poet is the monarch's friend . ” It ought to be reversed . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject : -- " For colleges on ...
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The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned , Goldsmith observed , that this was also a custom in China ; that a dog - butcher is as common there as any other butcher ; and that when he walks abroad all the dogs fall on him .
The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned , Goldsmith observed , that this was also a custom in China ; that a dog - butcher is as common there as any other butcher ; and that when he walks abroad all the dogs fall on him .
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