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Oliver Goldsmith
1794 - 1861
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Retaliation
Of old, when Scarron his companions invited, / Each guest brought his dish, and the feast was united; / If our landlord supplies us with beef, and with fish,
Song From 'She Stoops To Conquer'
Let school-masters puzzle their brain, / With grammar, and nonsense, and learning; / Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,
Song From 'The Vicar Of Wakefield'
When lovely woman stoops to folly, / And finds too late that men betray, / What charm can soothe her melancholy,
Song Intended To Have Been Sung In 'She Stoops To Conquer'
Ah me! when shall I marry me? / Lovers are plenty; but fail to relieve me: / He, fond youth, that could carry me,
Stanzas On The Taking Of Quebec, And Death Of General Wolfe
Amidst the clamour of exulting joys, / Which triumph forces from the patriot heart, / Grief dares to mingle her soul-piercing voice,
The Captivity An Oratorio
THE PERSONS. / FIRST ISRAELITISH PROPHET. / SECOND ISRAELITISH PROPHET.
The Clown's Reply
John Trott was desired by two witty peers / To tell them the reason why asses had ears? / 'An't please you,' quoth John, 'I'm not given to letters,
The Deserted Village
Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain, / Where health and plenty cheer'd the labouring swain, / Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid,
The Double Transformation - A Tale
Secluded from domestic strife, / Jack Book-worm led a college life; / A fellowship at twenty-five
The Haunch Of Venison - A Poetical Epistle To Lord Clare
Thanks, my Lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter / Never rang'd in a forest, or smok'd in a platter; / The haunch was a picture for painters to study,
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