Oliver Goldsmith ( 10 of 116 )
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it, for error is always talkative.
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it, for error is always talkative.
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.
They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, read more
They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste,
Shakespeare, and the musical glasses.
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in read more
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well
In all the silent manliness of grief.
In all the silent manliness of grief.
This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant
jade on a journey.
This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant
jade on a journey.
I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, read more
I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, are too hard for me.
