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Oliver Goldsmith

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An Irish writer and physician known for his pastoral poem The Deserted Village.. Anglo-Irish writer and poet


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Quote Left Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Quote Right
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Quote Left I can't say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well. Quote Right
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Quote Left And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. Quote Right
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Quote Left I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts. Quote Right
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Quote Left To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things