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" ... his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail. For the joy of each sex, on the world I'll bestow it. This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester,... "
London Review - Page 269
1780
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 20

Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...bellow it, This Scholar, Rake, Chrijiian, Dupt, Gamtfler and Poet : Tho' a mixture fo odd, he (hall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — be...his name! When on earth this ftrange meteor no more (hall appear, You, Hermes, (hall fetch him, — to make us fport here ! D. G, On Dr. GOLDSMITH'S CHARACTERISTICAL...
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The Annual Register, Volume 22

History - 1796 - 690 pages
...For the joy of each fex, on the world I'll beftow ir, This fcho'lar, rake, chriftian, dupe, gamefter, and poet; Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And, amongft other mortals, be Goldfmith his name! When on earth this flrange meteor no more iliall appear,...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Now First ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, This/?.W«;-, rake, Cbriftian, dupe, gamefter, and/oj/.Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name ; taliation, and at their; next meeting proproduced the poem. The laft work of this ingenious author,...
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Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick: Interspersed with Characters ..., Volume 2

Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 458 pages
...rake, chriftian, dupe, ,gainefier, and. • ' . ( .' • ' , •••>.'. r • ;•'• ,•* Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among brother mortals be Goldfmith his name.., When on earth this ftrange meteor no more fhalt; . p° et - ":'.-'. v^-..-.'--:.'.'T...
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The New Foundling Hospital for Wit: Being a Collection of Fugitive ..., Volume 2

John Almon - English literature - 1784 - 422 pages
...the world I'll beftow it : This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, Gamefter, and Poet, Thro' amixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among brother...mortals— be GOLDSMITH his name ! When on earth this ftraugc meteor, no more fhall appear, You Hermes lhall fetch him, — to make us fport here! EPIGRAM....
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The Muse's Pocket Companion. A Collection of Poems: By Lord Carlisle. Lord ...

1785 - 304 pages
...each fex on the world I'll bcflow it : This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, GameJ}ert and Pact, Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among...earth this ftrange meteor, no more fhall appear, You litmus fhall fetch him,— to make us fport here .' The following Jue d'Efprit, is the production of...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...each fex on the world I'll beftow it: This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, Gamefter, and Poet, Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among brother mortal*—be GOLDSMITH his name. ) When on earth this ftrange meteor, no more fhall appear, You Hermes...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...For the joy of each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, Ttiisfcholar, rake, Cbrijlian, dupe, gamtfler, and poet : Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit...among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name ; When taliation, and at their next meeting produced the poem. The laft work of this ingenious author, was...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 20

History - 1794 - 614 pages
...each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, This Scholar, Rake, Chrißian, Dape, Gamefter and Poet : Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — -be GOLDSMITH his name t When on earth this ftrange meteor no more (hall appear, You, Hermes, ihall fetch him,— to make...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Scholar, Rate, Cbrißian, JJi/fe-, dmrßa, and Poet: Tho' a mixture loodd, he fhall merit great fame, d among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name! When on earth this ftrange meteor no more ftall appear, You, llcrmts, fhall fetch him to make us fport litre! * Sir Jolhua Reynolds was fo remarkably...
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