Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmithwas an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village, and his plays The Good-Natur'd Manand She Stoops to Conquer. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth10 November 1730
CountryIreland
desire ease natural
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease.
people praise spokes
Good people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word From those who spoke her praise.
perfection
The very pink of perfection.
country mountain whirlwind
So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
anxiety comfort materialism
Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes.
heart clothes naked
A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad When he put on his clothes.
cynical philosopher ridiculous
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
men decay wealth
Where wealth accumulates, men decay.
sweet glasses gold
All is not gold that glitters, Pleasure seems sweet, but proves a glass of bitters
book errors dull
A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.
running fighting may
He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day...
sweet auburn village
Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain.
gratitude fear guides
Fear guides more than gratitude.
retirement adventure blue
We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown.