03c. 1751 ADThou source of all my bliss and all my woe, That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
04c. 1751 ADSuch dainties to them, their health it might hurt; It 's like sending them ruffles when wanting a shirt.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
05c. 1751 ADAs aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
06c. 1751 ADTo the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
07c. 1751 ADHope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
08c. 1751 ADOur Garrick 's a salad; for in him we see Oil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree!Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
09c. 1751 ADWho mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
10c. 1751 ADWho, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote. Who too deep for his hearers still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining: Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
12c. 1751 ADA flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
13c. 1751 ADHere lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
15c. 1751 ADOn the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; 'T was only that when he was off he was acting.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
16c. 1751 ADHe cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
18c. 1751 ADWhen they talk'd of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
20c. 1751 ADGood people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word From those who spoke her praise.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
22c. 1751 ADA kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad When he put on his clothes.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
23c. 1751 ADAnd in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree.Oliver Goldsmith / quote ↗
