Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Editor: David Widger
Release date: October 5, 2018 [eBook #58029]
Most recently updated: January 13, 2023
Language: English
Credits: Produced by David Widger
CHAPTER 2 -- Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to encrease the pride of the worthy
CHAPTER 6 -- The happiness of a country fire-side
CHAPTER 7 -- A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two
CHAPTER 8 -- An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive of much
CHAPTER 11 -- The family still resolve to hold up their heads
CHAPTER 14 -- Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings
CHAPTER 15 -- All, Mr Burchell's villainy at once detected. The folly of being over-wise
CHAPTER 16 -- The family use art, which is opposed with, still greater
CHAPTER 17 -- Scarce any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing temptation
CHAPTER 18 -- The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue
CHAPTER 20 -- The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty, but losing content
CHAPTER 22 -- Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom
CHAPTER 23 -- None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable
CHAPTER 24 -- Fresh calamities
CHAPTER 25 -- No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it
CHAPTER 26 -- A reformation in the gaol. To make laws complete, they should reward as well as punish
CHAPTER 27 -- The same subject continued
CHAPTER 31 -- Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest
INTRODUCTION.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Geographical Outline of Italy | 11 |
| II. | The Latin Language and People—Credibility of the Early History | 18 |
| III. | Topography of Rome | 23 |
| IV. | The Roman Constitution | 30 |
| V. | The Roman Tenure of Land—Colonial Government | 37 |
| VI. | The Roman Religion | 39 |
| VII. | The Roman Army and Navy | 43 |
| VIII. | Roman Law.—Finance | 51 |
| IX. | The public Amusements and private Life of the Romans | 55 |
| X. | Geography of the empire at the time of its greatest extent | 59 |
HISTORY.
| I. | Of the Origin of the Romans | 63 |
| II. | From the building of Rome to the death of Romulus | 66 |
| III. | From the death of Romulus to the death of Numa | 71 |
| IV. | From the death of Numa to the death of Tullus Hostilius | 73 |
| V. | From the death of Tullus Hostilius to the death of Ancus Martius | 75 |
| VI. | From the death of Ancus Martius to the death of Taiquinius Priscus | 77 |
| VII. | From the death of Tarquinius Priscus to the death of Servius Tullius | 80 |
| VIII. | From the death of Servius Tullius to the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus | 83 |
| IX. | From the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus to the appointment of the first Dictator | 88 |
| X. | From the Creation of the Dictator to the election of the Tribunes | 93 |
| XI. | From the Creation of the Tribunes to the appointment of the Decemviri, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The great Volscian war | 96 | |
| —— 2.—Civil commotions on account of the Agrarian law | 101 | |
| XII. | From the creation of the Decemviri to the destruction of the city by the Gauls, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Tyranny of the Decemviri | 106 | |
| —— 2.—Crimes of Appius—Revolt of the army | 110 | |
| —— 3.—Election of Military Tribunes— Creation of the Censorship | 115 | |
| —— 4.—Siege and capture of Veii—Invasion of the Gauls | 119 | |
| —— 5.—Deliverance of Rome from the Gauls | 125 | |
| XIII. | From the wars with the Samnites to the First Punic war, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The Latin war | 131 | |
| —— 2.—Invasion of Italy by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus | 135 | |
| —— 3.—Defeat and departure of Pyrrhus | 140 | |
| XIV. | From the beginning of the First Punic war to the beginning of the Second, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Causes and commencement of the war—Invasion of Africa by Regulus | 144 | |
| —— 2.—Death of Regulus—Final Triumph of the Romans | 149 | |
| XV. | The Second Punic war, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Commencement of the war—Hannibal's invasion of Italy | 151 | |
| —— 2.—Victorious career of Hannibal | 155 | |
| —— 3.—Retrieval of the Roman affairs—Invasion of Africa by Scipio—Conclusion of the war | 160 | |
| XVI. | Macedonian, Syrian, Third Punic, and Spanish wars | 164 |
| XVII. | From the Destruction of Carthage to the end of the Sedition of the Gracchi, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Murder of Tiberius Gracchus | 170 | |
| —— 2.—Slaughter of Caius Gracchus and his adherents | 174 | |
| XVIII. | From the Sedition of Gracchus to the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The Jugurthine and Social wars | 178 | |
| —— 2.—The cruel massacres perpetrated by Marius and Sylla | 183 | |
| XIX. | From the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla to the first Triumvirate | 188 |
| XX. | From the First Triumvirate to the death of Pompey, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Cæsar's wars in Gaul—Commencement of the Civil war | 194 | |
| —— 2.—Cæsar's victorious career | 199 | |
| —— 3.—The campaign in Thessaly and Epirus | 204 | |
| —— 4.—The battle of Pharsalia | 208 | |
| —— 5.—Death of Pompey | 212 | |
| XXI. | From the Destruction of the Commonwealth to the establishment of the first Emperor, Augustus, viz. | |
| Section 1.—Cæsar's Egyptian campaign | 218 | |
| —— 2.—The African campaign | 223 | |
| —— 3.—Death of Cæsar | 228 | |
| —— 4.—The Second Triumvirate | 234 | |
| —— 5.—The Battle of Philippi | 239 | |
| —— 6.—Dissensions of Antony and Augustus | 244 | |
| —— 7.—The Battle of Actium | 249 | |
| —— 8.—The Conquest of Egypt | 255 | |
| XXII. | From the accession of Augustus to the death of Domitian, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The beneficent Administration of Augustus | 262 | |
| —— 2.—Death of Augustus | 267 | |
| —— 3.—The reign of Tiberius—Death of Germanicus | 271 | |
| —— 4.—Death of Sejanus and Tiberius—Accession of Caligula | 276 | |
| —— 5.—Extravagant cruelties of Caligula—His death | 281 | |
| —— 6.—The Reign of Claudius | 285 | |
| —— 7.—The reign of Nero | 291 | |
| —— 8.—Death of Nero—Reigns of Galba and Otho | 296 | |
| —— 9.—The reigns of Vitellius and Vespasian—The siege of Jerusalem by Titus | 301 | |
| —— 10.—The Reigns of Titus and Domitian | 307 | |
| —— 11.—The assassination of Domitian | 312 | |
| XXIII. | The Five good emperors of Rome, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The Reigns of Nerva and Trajan | 316 | |
| —— 2.—The Reign of Adrian | 321 | |
| —— 3.—The Reign of Antoninus Pius | 325 | |
| —— 4.—The reign of Marcus Aurelius | 330 | |
| XXIV. | From the accession of Commodus to the change of the seat of Government, from Rome to Constantinople, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The Reigns of Commodus, Pertinax, and Didius | 333 | |
| —— 2.—The Reigns of Severus, Caracalla, Maximus, and Heliogabalus | 337 | |
| —— 3.—The reigns of Alexander, Maximin, and Gordian | 342 | |
| —— 4.—The Reigns of Philip, Decius, Gallus, Valerian, Claudius, Aurelian, Tacitus, and Probus | 346 | |
| —— 5.—The reigns of Carus, Carinus, Dioclesian, and Constantius—Accession of Constantine | 350 | |
| —— 6.—The reign of Constantine | 355 | |
| XXV. | From the death of Constantine, to the reunion of the Roman empire under Theodosius the Great, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The Reign of Constantius | 358 | |
| —— 2.—The Reigns of Julian Jovian, the Valentinians, and Theodosius | 365 | |
| XXVI. | From the death of Theodosius to the subversion of the Western Empire, viz. | |
| Section 1.—The division of the Roman dominions into the Eastern and Western empires | 373 | |
| —— 2.—Decline and fall of the Western empire | 377 | |
| XXVII. | Historical notices of the different barbarous tribes that aided in overthrowing the Roman empire | 385 |
| XXVIII. | The progress of Christianity | 391 |
| Chronological Index | 395 |
| A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH | vi |
| THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD | 1 |
| THE TRAVELLER | 175 |
| THE DESERTED VILLAGE | 189 |
| THE HAUNCH OF VENISON | 202 |
| THE CAPTIVITY | 205 |
| RETALIATION | 212 |
| MISCELLANEOUS POEMS | 225 |
| THE GOOD-NATURED MAN | 266 |
| SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | 361 |
1 Miscellaneous Prose Works of Goldsmith, vol. i., p. 79.
2 "The year of Dr. Goldsmith's birth had been universally mistaken, till his family, some time after his death, furnished correct information of the circumstance."—Percy.
| PAGE | |
| The Traveller | 1 |
| The Deserted Village | 29 |
| The Hermit | 57 |
| The Captivity | 67 |
| The Haunch of Venison | 85 |
| Retaliation | 91 |
| The Double Transformation | 99 |
| The Gift to Iris | 104 |
| The Logicians Refuted | 105 |
| An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog | 108 |
| Threnodia Augustalis | 110 |
| A New Simile | 122 |
| On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind by Lightning | 125 |
| Stanzas on Woman | 126 |
| Translation from Scarròn | 126 |
| Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec | 127 |
| Epitaph on Edward Purdon | 128xix |
| Translation of a South American Ode | 128 |
| Epitaph on Thomas Parnell | 129 |
| Description of an Author's Bed-chamber | 130 |
| Song, from the Comedy of "She Stoops to Conquer" | 131 |
| Answer to an Invitation to Dinner. | 133 |
| Song, intended to have been sung in "She Stoops to Conquer" | 135 |
| From the Latin of Vida | 135 |
| An Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize | 136 |
| Answer to an Invitation to pass the Christmas at Barton | 138 |
| On Seeing a Lady Perform a Certain Character | 141 |
| Birds | 142 |
| Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius | 143 |
| Prologue to "Zobeide" | 144 |
| Epilogue to "The Sister" | 146 |
| Epilogue intended for "She Stoops to Conquer" | 148 |
| Another Intended Epilogue | 153 |
| Epilogue to "She Stoops to Conquer" | 155 |
| Epilogue to "The Good-natured Man" | 157 |
| On the Death of the Right Hon. —— | 159 |
| Epilogue Written for Mr. Charles Lee Lewes | 163 |
ENGRAVED BY EDMUND EVANS,
FROM DRAWINGS
BY BIRKET FOSTER.
| MILL AT LISSOY (Frontispiece). | |
| PAGE | |
| GOLDSMITH'S TOMB IN THE TEMPLE CHURCHYARD | xvii |
| THE TRAVELLER. | |
| Or where Campania's plain forsaken lies | 5 |
| Bless'd that abode, where want and pain repair | 6 |
| Even now, where Alpine solitudes ascend | 7 |
| Ye lakes, whose vessels catch the busy gale | 8 |
| The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone | 9 |
| Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave | 10 |
| While oft some temple's mouldering tops between | 12 |
| In florid beauty groves and fields appear | 13 |
| A mistress or a saint in every grove | 14xxi |
| Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansions tread | 16 |
| With patient angle trolls the finny deep | 17 |
| How often have I led thy sportive choir | 18 |
| The willow-tufted bank, the gliding sail | 21 |
| There gentle music melts on every spray | 24 |
| Where wild Oswego spreads her swamps around | 27 |
| THE DESERTED VILLAGE. | |
| The never-failing brook, the busy mill | 32 |
| The shelter'd cot, the cultivated farm | 33 |
| And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground | 34 |
| The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest | 35 |
| Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grew | 37 |
| The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung | 38 |
| And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made | 39 |
| To pick her wintry faggot from the thorn | 40 |
| The village preacher's modest mansion rose | 41 |
| Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride | 42 |
| At church, with meek and unaffected grace | 43 |
| Low lies that house, where nut-brown draughts inspir'd | 45 |
| No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale | 45 |
| Space for his lake, his park's extended bounds | 48 |
| Where the poor houseless, shivering female lies | 50 |
| Her modest looks the cottage might adorn | 51 |
| Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey | 52 |
| The cooling brook, the grassy-vested green | 53 |
| And left a lover's for a father's arms | 54xxii |
| Downward they move, a melancholy band | 56 |
| THE HERMIT. | |
| Then turn, to-night, and freely share whate'er my cell bestows | 58 |
| The hermit trimm'd his little fire, and cheer'd his pensive guest | 61 |
| And when, beside me in the dale; he caroll'd lays of love | 64 |
| THE CAPTIVITY. | |
| Ye hills of Lebanon, with cedars crown'd | 69 |
| Fierce is the tempest rolling along the furrow'd main | 74 |
| As panting flies the hunted hind, where brooks refreshing stray | 80 |
| O Babylon! how art thou fall'n | 83 |
| THE HAUNCH OF VENISON | 90 |
| THE DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION | 102 |
| AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG | 109 |
| THRENODIA AUGUSTALIS | 116 |
| ON A BEAUTIFUL YOUTH STRUCK BLIND BY LIGHTNING | 125 |
| SONG—"THE THREE PIGEONS" | 130 |
| BIRDS | 142 |
| EPILOGUE WRITTEN FOR MR. CHARLES LEE LEWES | 162 |
Page
Sweet Auburn! loveliest milage of the plain...T. Creswick, R.A.....007
The never-failing brook, the busy mill........T. Creswick, R.A.....008
The hawthorn bush, with seals in shade........C. W. Cope, R.A......009
The matron's glance that would reprove........H. J. Townsend.......010
The hollow sounding bittern guards its nest...F. Tayler............012
These, far departing, seek a kinder shore.....C. Stonhouse.........014
Amidst the swains show my book-learn'd skill..J. C. Horsley........015
And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue..F. Tayler............016
To spurn imploring famine from the gale.......C. W. Cope, R.A......017
While resignation gently slopes the way.......T. Creswick, R.A.....018
The playful children let loose from school....T. Webster, R.A......019
All but yon widow'd solitary thing............F. Tayler............020
The village preacher's modest mansion rose....T. Creswick, R.A.....021
He chid their wanderings; relieved pain.......C. W. Cope, R.A......022
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd fields won..C. W. Cope, R.A......023
Beside the bed where parting life was laid....R. Redgrave, R.A.....025
And pluck'd his gown, share the man's smile...J. C. Horsley........026
The village master taught his little school...T. Webster, R.A......027
Full well they laugh'd with glee..............T. Webster, R.A......028
Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd...T. Webster, R.A......028
In arguing too the parson own'd his skill.....C. W. Cope, R.A......029
Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head high...T. Creswick, R.A.....030
Where village statesmen with looks profound...F. Tayler............031
But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade....J. C. Horsley........033
Proud swells the tide with loads of ore.......T. Creswick, R.A.....034
If to some common's fenceless limit stray'd...C. Stonhouse.........036
Where the poor houseless female lies..........J. C. Horsley........037
She left her wheel and robes of brown.........J. C. Horsley........038
The rattling terrors of the vengeful snake....T. Creswick, R.A.....040
The cooling brookt the grassy-vested green....T. Creswick, R.A.....041
The good old sire the first prepared to go....C. W. Cope, R.A......042
Whilst her husband strove to lend relief......R. Redgrave, R.A.....043
Down where yon vessel spreads the sail........T. Creswick, R.A.....044
Or winter wraps the polar world in snow.......T. Creswick, R.A.....045
As rocks resist the billows aNd the sky.......T. Creswick, R.A.....046
Introduction
Chronology
of Goldsmith's Life and Poems
POEMS
Descriptive
Poems
The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society page 3
The Deserted Village page
23
Lyrical
and Miscellaneous Pieces
Prologue of Laberius page
41
On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning page
42
The Gift. To Iris, in Bow Street page
43
The Logicians Refuted page
44
A Sonnet page
46
Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec page
46
An Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize page
47
Description of an Author's Bedchamber page
48
On seeing Mrs. *** perform in the Character of **** page
49
On the Death of the Right Hon.*** page
50
An Epigram. Addressed to the Gentlemen reflected on in 'The
Rosciad', a Poem, by the Author page
51
To G. C. and R. L. page
51
Translation of a South American Ode page
51
The Double Transformation. A Tale page
52
A New Simile, in the Manner of Swift page
56
Edwin and Angelina page
59
Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog page
65
Song ('When Lovely Woman,' etc.) page
67
Epilogue to The Good Natur'd Man page
68
Epilogue to The Sister page
70
Prologue to Zobeide page
72
Threnodia Augustalis: Sacred to the Memory of Her Late Royal
Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales page
74
Song ('Let school-masters,' etc.) page
84
Epilogue to She Stoops to Conquer page
85
Retaliation page
87
Song ('Ah, me! when shall I marry me?') page
94
Translation ('Chaste are their instincts') page
94
page v
The Haunch of Venison page
95
Epitaph on Thomas Parnell page
100
The Clown's Reply page
100
Epitaph on Edward Purdon page
100
Epilogue for Lee Lewes page
101
Epilogue written for She Stoops to Conquer (1) page
103
Epilogue written for She Stoops to Conquer (2) page
108
The
Captivity. An Oratorio
Verses in Reply to an Invitation to Dinner
page
128
Letter in Prose and Verse to Mrs. Bunbury page
130
Vida's Game of Chess page
135
NOTES
Introduction to the Notes page
159
Editions of the Poems page
161
The Traveller page
162
The Deserted Village page
177
Prologue of Laberius page
190
On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning page
192
The Gift page
193
The Logicians Refuted page
194
A Sonnet page
196
Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec page
196
An Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize page
197
Description of an Author's Bedchamber page
199
On seeing Mrs. *** perform in the Character of **** page
202
On the Death of the Right Hon. ***
page 202
An Epigram page
203
To G. C. and R. L. page
203
Translation of a South American Ode
page 203
The Double Transformation page
203
A New Simile page
205
Edwin and Angelina page
206
Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog page
212
Song (from The Vicar of Wakefield) page
213
Epilogue (The Good Natur'd Man) page
214
Epilogue (The Sister) page
215
Prologue (Zobeide) page
216
Threnodia Augustalis page
218
Song (from She Stoops to Conquer) page
219
page vi
Epilogue (She Stoops to Conquer) page
220
Retaliation page
222
Song intended for She Stoops to Conquer page
235
Translation page
236
The Haunch of Venison page
236
Epitaph on Thomas Parnell page
243
The Clown's Reply page
244
Epitaph on Edward Purdon page
244
Epilogue for Lee Lewes's Benefit page
245
Epilogue (She Stoops to Conquer) (1) page
246
Epilogue (She Stoops to Conquer) (2) page
248
The Captivity page
249
Verses in Reply to an Invitation to Dinner page
250
Letter in Prose and Verse to Mrs. Bunbury page
252
Vida's Game of Chess page
255
APPENDIXES
Portraits of Goldsmith page
259
Descriptions of Newell's Views of Lissoy, etc. page
262
The Epithet 'Sentimental' page
264
Fragments of Translations, etc., by Goldsmith page
266
Goldsmith on Poetry under Anne and George the First page
268
Criticisms from Goldsmith's Beauties of English Poesy
page
270
page vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
OLIVER
GOLDSMITH. From Joseph Marchi's mezzotint of 1770 after the portrait
by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
PANE
OF GLASS with Goldsmith's autograph signature, dated March, 1746, now
at Trinity College, Dublin.
VIGNETTE
TO THE TRAVELLER. Drawn by Samuel Wale, and engraved by Charles
Grignion.
HEADPIECE
TO THE TRAVELLER. Engraved on wood by Charlton Nesbit for Bulmer's
Poems of Goldsmith and Parnell, 1795.
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.
VIGNETTE
TO THE DESERTED VILLAGE, 1770. Drawn and engraved by Isaac Taylor.
HEADPIECE
TO THE DESERTED VILLAGE. Engraved on wood by Charlton Nesbit for
Bulmer's Poems of Goldsmith and Parnell, 1795.
THE
WATER-CRESS GATHERER. Drawn and engraved on wood by John Bewick for
Bulmer's Poems of Goldsmith and Parnell, 1795. {This picture
is unavailable.]
THE
DEPARTURE. Drawn by Robert Johnson, and engraved on wood by Thomas
Bewick for Bulmer's Poems of Goldsmith and Parnell, 1795.
EDWIN
AND ANGELINA. From an original washed drawing made by Thomas Stothard,
R.A., for Aikin's Goldsmith's Poetical Works, 1805.
PORTRAIT
OF GOLDSMITH, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. From an etching by James
Basire on the title-page of Retaliation, 1774.
SONG
FROM THE CAPTIVITY. Facsimile of Goldsmith's writing and signature,
from Prior's Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B., 1837, ii,
frontispiece.
GREEN
ARBOUR COURT, OLD BAILEY. From an engraving in the European
Magazine for January, 1803.
page viii
KILKENNY
WEST CHURCH. From an aquatint by S. Alken of a sketch by R. H. Newell
(Goldsmith's Poetical Works, 1811).
HAWTHORN
TREE. From the same.
SOUTH VIEW FROM GOLDSMITH'S MOUNT. From the
same . . . To face p. 183. [This picture is unavailable.]
THE
SCHOOL HOUSE. From the same.
PORTRAIT
OF GOLDSMITH. Drawn by Henry William Bunbury and etched by James
Bretherton. From the Haunch of Venison, 1776.
PORTRAIT
OF GOLDSMITH. From a silhouette by Ozias Humphry, R.A., in the
National Portrait Gallery.
LISSOY
(OR LISHOY) MILL. From an aquatint by S. Alken of a sketch by R. H.
Newell (Goldsmith's Poetical Works, 1811).
THE
PARSONAGE. From the same.