Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmithwas an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village, and his plays The Good-Natur'd Manand She Stoops to Conquer. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth10 November 1730
CountryIreland
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A volcano may be considered as a cannon of immense size.
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Creation's heir, the world, the world is mine!
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O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree!
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Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry.
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Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slow, Or by the lazy Scheld or wandering Po.
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Thou source of all my bliss, and all my woe, / That foundst me poor at first, and keepst me so.
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Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.
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Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit.
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There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it
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To feel your subject thoroughly and to speak without fear, are the only rules of eloquence