 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...desires ; he only found himself above want ; whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day ai he was indulging these wishes, he was informed that...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights ruuning before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. Here am I, says he, toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...above want, whereas he defired to be poffeffed of affluence. One day as he was indulging thefe wifhes, he was informed that a neighbour of his had found...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. Thefe tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. Here am I, fays he, toiling... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...his acquisitions were not equal to his desires, he only found himself above want, whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day, as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. Here am I, says he, toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...acquisitions were not equal to his desires ; he only found himself above want, whereas, he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the neart of poor Whang. Here am I, says he, toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...acquisitions were not equal to his desires, he only found himself above want, whereas he desired te be possessed of affluence. One day as he was indulging...informed, that a neighbour of his had found a pan of of money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were dagger^... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...his acquisitions were not equal to his desires, he only found himself above want, whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. " Here am I," says he, " toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 508 pages
...acquisitions were not equal to his desires — he only found himself above want, whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. Here am I, says he, toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1820 - 706 pages
...his acquisitions were not equal to his desires, he only found himself above want, whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day, as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. ' Here am I,* says he, ' toiling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pages
...his acquisitions were not equal to his desires ; he only found himself above want, whereas he desired to be possessed of affluence. One day as he was indulging...money under ground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart of poor Whang. « Here am I,» says he, «... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...his acquisitions were not equal to lus desires ; he only found himself above want, whereas he desired His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet...close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; T underground, having dreamed of it three nights running before. These tidings were daggers to the heart... | |
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... sure of eating, and his frugality was such, that he every day laid some money by, which he would at intervals count and contemplate with much satisfaction. Yet still his acquisitions were not equal to his desires — he only found himself above want,... 
