Oliver Goldsmith Poems on Man (17 Poems)
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The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slowOr by the lazy Scheldt or wandering Po,OR onward, where the rude Corinthian boorAgainst the houseless stranger shuts the door,OR where Campania’s plain forsaken liesA weary waste expanding to the skies –Where’er I roam, whatever realms to … Continue reading
The Captivity (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
AN ORATORIO THE PERSONS. FIRST ISRAELITISH PROPHET.SECOND ISRAELITISH PROPHET.ISRAELITISH WOMAN.FIRST CHALDEAN PRIEST.SECOND CHALDEAN PRIEST.CHALDEAN WOMAN.CHORUS OF YOUTHS AND VIRGINS. SCENE – The Banks of the River Euphrates, near Babylon. THE CAPTIVITY ACT I — SCENE I. ‘Israelites sitting on the … Continue reading
Retaliation: (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
Of old, when Scarron his companions invited, Each guest brought his dish, and the feast was united; If our landlord supplies us with beef, and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish: Our Dean shall be venison, just … Continue reading
Edwin and Angela, A Ballad (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
‘Turn, gentle hermit of the dale,And guide my lonely way,To where yon taper cheers the valeWith hospitable ray. ‘For here, forlorn and lost I tread, With fainting steps and slow;Where wilds immeasurably spread,Seem length’ning as I go.’ ‘Forbear, my son,’ … Continue reading
Threnodia Augustalis: Overture – A Solemn Dirge (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HER LATE ROYAL HIGHNESSTHE PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES. AIR — TRIO. ARISE, ye sons of worth, arise,And waken every note of woe;When truth and virtue reach the skies,‘Tis ours to weep the want below! CHORUS.When … Continue reading
Threnodia Augustalis: Overture – Pastorale (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
MAN SPEAKER.FAST by that shore where Thames’ translucent streamReflects new glories on his breast,Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream,He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest —Where sculptur’d elegance and native graceUnite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly … Continue reading
Letter In Prose And Verse To Mrs. Bunbury (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
MADAM, I read your letter with all that allowance which critical candour couldrequire, but after all find so much to object to, and so much to raisemy indignation, that I cannot help giving it a serious answer. I am not … Continue reading
The Double Transformati (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
Secluded from domestic strife,Jack Book-worm led a college life;A fellowship at twenty-fiveMade him the happiest man alive;He drank his glass and crack’d his joke, And freshmen wonder’d as he spoke. Such pleasures, unalloy’d with care,Could any accident impair?Could Cupid’s shaft … Continue reading
Epilogue Intended To Have Been Spoken For ‘She Stoops To Conquer’ (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
‘Enter’ MRS. BULKLEY,‘who curtsies very low as beginning to speak.Then enter’ MISS CATLEY,‘who stands full before her, and curtsies to the audience’. MRS. BULKELEY.HOLD, Ma’am, your pardon. What’s your business here? MISS CATLEY.The Epilogue. MRS. BULKLEY.The Epilogue? MISS CATLEY.Yes, the Epilogue, … Continue reading
The Logicians Refuted (Oliver Goldsmith Poems)
IN IMITATION OF DEAN SWIFT LOGICIANS have but ill defin’dAs rational, the human kind;Reason, they say, belongs to man,But let them prove it if they can.Wise Aristotle and Smiglecius, By ratiocinations specious,Have strove to prove with great precision,With definition and division,‘Homo … Continue reading
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