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"One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index."
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Oliver GoldsmithA nightcap decked his brows instead of bay, — Oliver Goldsmith
"A nightcap decked his brows instead of bay, A cap by night — a stocking all the day!"
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Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era. His works are known for their realistic depictions of British society, and his comedy plays for the English stage are considered second in importance only to those of playwright William Shakespea
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"Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt; Its like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt."
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"Man seems the only growth that dwindles here."
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"Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slow, Or by the lazy Scheldt, or wandering Po."
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"[To Mr. Johnson] If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales."
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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
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