R. L
Translation of a South American Ode
The Double Transformation. A 
Tale
A New Simile, in the Manner of Swift
Edwin and Angelina
Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
Song ('When Lovely Woman,' &c.)
Epilogue to 'The Good Natur'd Man'
Epilogue to 'The Sister'
Prologue to 'Zobeide'
Threnodia Augustalis: Sacred to the Memory of 
Her 
Late Royal Highness the Princess Dowager
of Wales
Song ('Let 
School-masters,' &c.)
Epilogue to 'She Stoops to Conquer'
Retaliation
Song ('Ah, me! when shall I marry me?')
Translation
('Chaste are their instincts')
The Haunch of Venison
Epitaph on 
Thomas Parnell
The Clown's Reply
Epitaph on Edward Purdon
Epilogue for Lee Lewes
Epilogue written for 'She Stoops to Conquer' 
(1)
Epilogue written for 'She Stoops to Conquer' (2)
The Captivity. 
An Oratorio
Verses in Reply to an Invitation to Dinner
Letter in 
Prose and Verse to Mrs. Bunbury
Vida's Game of Chess 
NOTES 
Introduction to the Notes
Editions of the Poems
The Traveller
The Deserted Village
Prologue of Laberius
On a Beautiful Youth 
struck Blind with Lightning
The Gift
The Logicians Refuted
A 
Sonnet
Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec
An Elegy on Mrs. Mary 
Blaize
Description of an Author's Bedchamber
On seeing Mrs. *** 
perform in the Character of ****
On the Death of the Right Hon.***
An Epigram
To G. C. and R. L.
Translation of a South American 
Ode
The Double Transformation
A New Simile
Edwin and 
Angelina
Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
Song (from 'The Vicar 
of Wakefield')
Epilogue ('The Good Natur'd Man')
Epilogue ('The 
Sister')
Prologue ('Zobeide')
Threnodia Augustalis
Song (from 
'She Stoops to Conquer')
Epilogue ('She Stoops to Conquer')
Retaliation
Song intended for 'She Stoops to Conquer'
Translation
The Haunch of Venison
Epitaph on Thomas Parnell
The Clown's 
Reply
Epitaph on Edward Purdon
Epilogue for Lee Lewes's Benefit
Epilogue ('She Stoops to Conquer') (1)
Epilogue ('She Stoops to 
Conquer') (2)
The Captivity
Verses in Reply to an Invitation to 
Dinner
Letter in Prose and Verse to Mrs. Bunbury
Vida's Game of 
Chess 
APPENDIXES 
Portraits of Goldsmith
Descriptions of Newell's Views of Lissoy, &c
The Epithet 'Sentimental'
Fragments of Translations, &c., by 
Goldsmith
Goldsmith on Poetry under Anne and George the First
Criticisms from Goldsmith's 
'Beauties of English Poesy' 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
OLIVER GOLDSMITH. From Joseph Marchi's mezzotint of 1770 
after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds. . . . . . Frontispiece. PANE OF 
GLASS with Goldsmith's autograph signature, dated 
March, 1746, now at Trinity College, Dublin. . . . . To face p. xi 
VIGNETTE TO THE TRAVELLER. Drawn by Samuel Wale, and 
engraved by Charles Grignion . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 3 
HEADPIECE TO THE TRAVELLER. Engraved on wood by Charlton 
Nesbit for Bulmer's 'Poems of Goldsmith and
Parnell', 
1795 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 5 THE TRAVELLER. From a design 
by Richard Westall, R. A., 
engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick for Bulmer's
'Poems of 
Goldsmith and Parnell', 1795 . . . . . . . To face p. 8 VIGNETTE TO 
THE DESERTED VILLAGE, 1770. Drawn and 
engraved by Isaac Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 21 HEADPIECE 
TO THE DESERTED VILLAGE. Engraved on wood 
by Charlton Nesbit for Bulmer's 'Poems of
Goldsmith and Parnell', 
1795 . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23 THE WATER-CRESS GATHERER. Drawn 
and engraved on wood 
by John Bewick for Bulmer's 'Poems of Goldsmith and
Parnell', 
1795 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 27 THE DEPARTURE. Drawn 
by Robert Johnson, and engraved 
on wood by Thomas Bewick for Bulmer's 'Poems of
Goldsmith and 
Parnell', 1795 . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 35 EDWIN AND ANGELINA.
From an original washed drawing 
made by Thomas Stothard, R.A., for Aikin's
'Goldsmith's Poetical 
Works', 1805 . . . . . . . . . To face p. 59 PORTRAIT OF GOLDSMITH, 
after Sir Joshua Reynolds. From 
an etching by James Basire on the title-page
of 'Retaliation', 
1774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 87 SONG FROM THE 
CAPTIVITY. Facsimile of Goldsmith's 
writing and signature, from Prior's 'Life of
Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.', 
1837, ii, frontispiece. . . To face p. 119 GREEN ARBOUR COURT, 
OLD BAILEY. From an engraving in 
the 'European Magazine' for January, 1803. . . . . . To face p. 160 
KILKENNY WEST CHURCH. From an aquatint by S. Alken of 
a sketch by R. H. Newell ('Goldsmith's Poetical
Works', 
1811). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 179 HAWTHORN TREE. 
From the same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To face p. 180 SOUTH VIEW FROM 
GOLDSMITH'S MOUNT. From the same . . . . To face p. 183 THE 
SCHOOL HOUSE. From the same . . . . . . . . . .    
    
		
	
	
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