“That virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarce worth the sentinel.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 5.
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The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield – subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself – is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith . It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians.
“I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
She Stoops to Conquer (1771), Act I
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 29, Song, st. 1.
“To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 21.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 7.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 9.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 17, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, st. 4.
“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.
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The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 29, Song, st. 2.
“I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects too.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 7.
“To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit?”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 19.
“By the living jingo, she was all of a muck of sweat.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 9.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1, opening lines.
“We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to enhance the value of its favors.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1.
“Let us draw upon Content for the deficiencies of fortune.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 3.
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 8, The Hermit (Edwin and Angelina), st. 6-7.
“It seemed to be pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 16.
