Goldsmith's essays by Oliver Goldsmith
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| Author | Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 15018383 |
| Title | Goldsmith's essays |
| Original Publication | London: John Sharpe, 1819. |
| Contents | Description of various clubs -- Specimen of a magazine in miniature -- Asem, an eastern tale -- On the English clergy, and popular preachers -- A reverie at the Boar's-head tavern, Eastcheap -- Adventures of a strolling player -- Rules enjoined to be observed at a Russian assembly -- Biographical memoir, supposed to be written by the ordinary of Newgate -- On national concord -- Female warriors -- On national prejudice -- On taste -- Cultivation of taste -- Origin of poetry -- Poetry distinguished from other writing -- On metaphor -- On hyperbole -- On versification -- Schools of music: objections thereto, and answers -- On Carolan, the Irish bard -- On the tenants of the Leasowes -- On sentimental comedy -- Scotch marriages -- On the dignity of human nature. |
| Credits | Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English essays -- 18th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 79560 |
| Release Date | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
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