Man alone seems to be the only creature who has arrived to the natural size in this poor soil. Every part of the country presents the same dismal landscape. No grove,* nor brook, lend their music to cheer the stranger, or make the inhabitants forget their... The Athenaeum - Page 1781832Full view - About this book
| Great Britain - 1794 - 892 pages
...ftranger, or make the inhabitants forget their poverty : yet, with all thefe difadvanujes vantages to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudeft things alive : — the poor have pride ever to relieve them : — if mankind fhould happen... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1798 - 282 pages
...the ftranger, or make the inhabitants forget their poverty : — yet, with all thefe difadvantages to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudeft things alive. — The poor have pride ever ready to relieve them : — if mankind mould happen... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1794 - 512 pages
...cheer the ihanger, or make the inhabitants forget their povetty : —yet, with all thefe difadvantages to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudeft things alive. — Ths poor have pride ever ready to relieve them : — -if mankind iliould... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...with all thefe difadvantages enough to call him do'.vn to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudeft things alive. The poor have pride ever ready to relieve them. If mankind mould happen to defpife them, they are mafters of their own admiration ; and that they can plentifully... | |
| English literature - 1794 - 802 pages
...cheer the ftranger, or make the inhabitants forget their poverty : yet, with all thefe diladvantages to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the pioudeft things alive :— the poor VOL. XXV. have pride ever to relieva them : — if mankind ihould... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...poor soil. Every part of the country presents the same dismal landscape. No grove nor brook lend their music to cheer the stranger, or make the inhabitants...their poverty. Yet, with all these disadvantages, enough to call him down to humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudest things alive. The poor have... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...part of the country present* the same dismal landscape — HO grove nor brook lend their music to a stranger, or make the inhabitants forget their poverty...humility, a Scotchman is one of the proudest things fclive. The poor have pridf ever to relieve them : — if mankind should happen to desuise them, they... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 418 pages
...— Every part of the country presents the same dismal landscape : — no grove nor brook lend their music to cheer the stranger, or make the inhabitants...should happen to despise them, they are masters of their own admiration, and that they can plentifully bestow on themselves. From their pride and poverty,... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...brook lend their music to cheer the stranger, or make the inhabitants forget their poverty:—yet, with all these disadvantages to call him down to humility,...should happen to despise them, they are masters of their own admiration, and that they can plentifully bestow on themselves. - From their pride and poverty,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Abduction - 1832 - 464 pages
...poor soil: every part of the country presents the same dismal landscape : no grove or brook lend their music to cheer the stranger, or make the inhabitants...should happen to despise them, they are masters of their own admiration, and that they can plentifully bestow on themselves. From their pride and poverty,... | |
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