Oliver Goldsmith

Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.

Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.

The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.

The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.

A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they read more

A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.'

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.'

Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.