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... 1760 , he began to publish under such patronage as no other work before or since has ever received . George II . , not generally a very enthusiastic 6 patron of literature , having granted his formal per- INTRODUCTION . xi.
... 1760 , he began to publish under such patronage as no other work before or since has ever received . George II . , not generally a very enthusiastic 6 patron of literature , having granted his formal per- INTRODUCTION . xi.
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... published " by the king's authority . " To this magazine Goldsmith , while it lasted , was a frequent contributor ; but with the publisher of another , which was first issued in the same month , under the title of the Public Ledger ...
... published " by the king's authority . " To this magazine Goldsmith , while it lasted , was a frequent contributor ; but with the publisher of another , which was first issued in the same month , under the title of the Public Ledger ...
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... published a few months before his death . It was not , perhaps , a subject with which he was especially qualified to deal , as his acquaintance with it was undoubtedly super- ficial ; but Johnson , while allowing him no great knowledge ...
... published a few months before his death . It was not , perhaps , a subject with which he was especially qualified to deal , as his acquaintance with it was undoubtedly super- ficial ; but Johnson , while allowing him no great knowledge ...
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... published till the end of March 1766 . the end of the year it had run through three editions ; nor was its popularity confined to this country . It was translated into French , Italian and German ; and to this day it is frequently used ...
... published till the end of March 1766 . the end of the year it had run through three editions ; nor was its popularity confined to this country . It was translated into French , Italian and German ; and to this day it is frequently used ...
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... published and sold ; and the favour which greeted its first appearance , being founded on real and solid beauties , can hardly be said to be dimin- ished at the present day . Their brevity , as has 1 ' She Stoops to Conquer ' was ...
... published and sold ; and the favour which greeted its first appearance , being founded on real and solid beauties , can hardly be said to be dimin- ished at the present day . Their brevity , as has 1 ' She Stoops to Conquer ' was ...
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