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Pagina 82
He that would travel for the entertainment of others , should remember that the great object of remark is human life . ' ' As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich , so knowledge which he cannot apply will make no man wise .
He that would travel for the entertainment of others , should remember that the great object of remark is human life . ' ' As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich , so knowledge which he cannot apply will make no man wise .
Pagina 124
This makes him not only delightful to read , but also far easier than most critics to remember . And what real use , except to kill time ( which is a form of murder ) , is reading that one does not remember ?
This makes him not only delightful to read , but also far easier than most critics to remember . And what real use , except to kill time ( which is a form of murder ) , is reading that one does not remember ?
Pagina 315
And I find myself remembering Goldsmith when I read the cataracts of translations from Greek Tragedy that now tumble upon us . ... Anyone who attempts blank verse will be wise , even now , to remember Goldsmith's warning .
And I find myself remembering Goldsmith when I read the cataracts of translations from Greek Tragedy that now tumble upon us . ... Anyone who attempts blank verse will be wise , even now , to remember Goldsmith's warning .
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The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson ... Frank Laurence Lucas Vizualizare fragmente - 1958 |
The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson ... Frank Laurence Lucas Vizualizare fragmente - 1958 |
The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson ... Frank Laurence Lucas Vizualizare fragmente - 1958 |
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