 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 546 pągines
...DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMILY OF WAKEFIELD, IN WHICH A KINDRED LIKENESS PREVAILS, AS WELL OF MINDS AS OF PERSONS. I was ever of opinion, that the honest man who married...brought up a large family, did more service than he who con-j tinued single and only talked of population. From this motive/ I had scarcely taken orders a... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1858 - 236 pągines
...The thought has been often uttered ; as by our excellent friend Goldsmith, introducing Dr. Primrose: "I had scarcely taken orders a year, before I began...seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife as she did her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but for such qualities as would wear well ;" and by Shenstone,... | |
 | P. F. Merlet - 1858 - 188 pągines
...FORMING A SEQUEL TO THE FREE EXERCISES IN THE SYNTAX. EXTRACT FROM THE ' VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.' I was1 ever of opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large * family, did a more service than he who continued single4 and only talked of population. From this motive* I had... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - 1858 - 362 pągines
...single, and only talked of population.7 From this motive, I had scarce taken orders a year before 1 8 began to think seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife as she did her wedding-gown — not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.9 To do her justice,10... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 pągines
...DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMILY OF WAKEFIELD, IX WHICH A KINDRED LIKENESS PREVAILS AS WELL OF MINDS AS OF PERSONS. I WAS ever of opinion that the honest man, who married...did more service than he who continued single, and onlv^ talked of population. From this motive, I had scarcely taken orders a year, before I began to... | |
 | Eduard Fiedler, Karl Sachs - 1861 - 766 pągines
...such a general ontcry against flatterers is that there arc so vcry few good »Des. G old smit h. l was ever of opinion, that the honest man, who married...brought up a large family did more service than he who contimied sitigle and only ta]ked of popHlation, From this motive I had scarcely taken ordert a year,... | |
 | John Brown - 1861 - 516 pągines
...pleased you ; just as a man does most good by being good. Goldsmith puts it in his inimitable way — " I was ever of opinion that the honest man, who married and brought up a large family, did more service thart he who continued single, and only talked of population. I have said those things strongly, abruptly,... | |
 | John Brown - 1861 - 470 pągines
...pleased you ; just as a man does most good by being good. Goldsmith puts it in his inimitable way — " I was ever of opinion that the honest man, who married and brought up a large family, did more service .ban he who continued single, and only talked of popi* lation." I have said those things strongly,... | |
 | John Brown - 1862 - 492 pągines
...pleased you ; just as a man does most good by being good. Goldsmith puts it in his inimitable way — " I was ever of opinion that the honest man, who married...continued single, and only talked of population." I have said those things strongly, abruptly, and perhaps rudely ; but my heart is in the matter. Art... | |
 | John Brown - 1862 - 360 pągines
...pleased you; just as a man does most good by being good. Goldsmith puts it in his inimitable way — "I was ever of opinion that the honest man, who married...continued single, and only talked of population." I have said those things strongly, abruptly, and perhaps rudely; but my heart is in the matter. Art... | |
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I was ever of opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single and only talked of population. 
