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Quotes from The Bee — Oliver Goldsmith

1728–1774 Ireland

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5 quotes

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

The Bee (1759)

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

The Bee (1759)

As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent.

The Bee (1759)

The king himself has followed her
When she has walk'd before.

The Bee (1759)

Good people all, with one acord,
Lament for Madame Blaize,
Who never wanted a good word —
From those who spoke her praise.

The Bee (1759)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oliver Goldsmith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.