Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
1728–1774 Ireland
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and physician.
- Ireland
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- Poets
Also known as: Goldsmith, Oliver
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The king himself has followed her
When she has walk'd before.
The man recover'd of the bite,
The dog it was that died.
And learn the luxury of doing good.
How blest is he who crowns in shades like these,
A youth of labour with an age of ease.
Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain.
Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound,
And news much older than their ale went round.
Here lies David Garrick, describe me, who can,
An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man.
Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the Good-natured Man.
His indolence and love of pleasure, made his averse to all kinds of business …]]
We modest Gentlemen don't want for much success among the women.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oliver Goldsmith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.