Oliver Goldsmith

Ireland
10 Nov 1728 // 4 Apr 1774
Writer, Poet

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Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.

The Traveller

On Zeal:

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.

On Wit:

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

Retaliation

Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view.

The Traveller

On Nobility:

Ask me no questions, and I 'll tell you no fibs.

She Stoops to Conquer

On Conduct:

His conduct still right, with his argument wrong.

Retaliation

On Humour:

The best-humour'd man, with the worst-humour'd Muse.

Postscript

On Madness:

The man recovered of the bite,
The dog it was that died.

Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog

On Kings:

The king himself has followed her
When she has walk'd before.

Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize

On Madness:

The dog, to gain his private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.

Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
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