Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 29, Song, st. 1.
Oliver Goldsmith: Herring
Oliver Goldsmith was Irish physician and writer. Explore interesting quotes on herring.Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1.
She Stoops to Conquer (1771), Act II
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 29, Song, st. 2.
Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize, st. 1.
The Bee (1759)
“The king himself has followed her
When she has walk'd before.”
Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize, st. 5.
The Bee (1759)
“Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.”
Source: The Deserted Village (1770), Line 329.