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"A nightcap decked his brows instead of bay, A cap by night — a stocking all the day!"
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Oliver GoldsmithOne writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another wo — Oliver Goldsmith
"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 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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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
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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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"The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them."
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