An enquiry into the present state of polite learning. Essays, originally published in 1765. The life of Thomas Parnell, D.D. arch-deacon of Glogher [i.e. Clogher]. The life of Henry, lord viscount of Bolingbroke

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TitleAn enquiry into the present state of polite learning. Essays, originally published in 1765. The life of Thomas Parnell, D.D. arch-deacon of Glogher [i.e. Clogher]. The life of Henry, lord viscount of Bolingbroke
Volume 4 of The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With Some Account of His Life and Writings : and a Critical Dissertation on His Poetry, Oliver Goldsmith
AuthorsOliver Goldsmith, John Aikin
PublisherCoale & Thomas, 1809
Original fromPrinceton University
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