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
adventure scholar
The life of a scholar seldom abounds with adventure.
giving answers ask-me
If you don't ask me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer.
students pleasure unspeakable
There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student.
powerful army soul
The soul may be compared to a field of battle, where the armies are ready every moment to encounter. Not a single vice but has a more powerful opponent, and not one virtue but may be overborne by a combination of vices.
addresses sincerity silent
A silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity.
blow battle firsts
The first blow is half the battle.
winter rocks mountain
No vernal blooms their torpid rocks array, But winter lingering chills the lap of May; No zephyr fondly sues the mountain's breast, But meteors glare, and stormy glooms invest.
fashion art joy
And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.
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.