Oliver Goldsmith: Man
Oliver Goldsmith was Irish physician and writer. Explore interesting quotes on man.
Oliver Goldsmith:
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“Here lies David Garrick, describe me, who can,
An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man.”
Source: Retaliation (1774), Line 93.
“Even children followed with endearing wile,
And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile.”
Source: The Deserted Village (1770), Line 183.
The Citizen of the World (1760–1761), Letter VII.
“The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 17, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, st. 5.
“A man he was to all the country dear,
And passing rich with forty pounds a year.”
Source: The Deserted Village (1770), Line 141.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1, opening lines.
“Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 8, The Hermit (Edwin and Angelina), st. 8.
“The man recovered of the bite,
The dog it was that died.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 17, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, st. 8.