The Micellaneous [sic] Works of Dr. Goldsmith : Containing All His Essays And Poems
The book The Micellaneous [sic] Works of Dr. Goldsmith : Containing All His Essays And Poems was written by author Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 Here you can read free online of The Micellaneous [sic] Works of Dr. Goldsmith : Containing All His Essays And Poems book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Micellaneous [sic] Works of Dr. Goldsmith : Containing All His Essays And Poems a good or bad book?
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HAVE frequently been amazed at the ig- norance of almoft all the European travel- lers, who have penetrated any confiderable way caftward into Afia. They Piave all been influ- enced either by motives of commerce or piety^ and their accounts are fuchas might reafonably be expeded from men of a very narrow or very prejudiced education, the dilates of fuperftition, or the refult of ignorr..nce. Is it not furprifing, that, of fuch a variety of adventurers, not one fingle philofopher fiiould be foun...d among the number ? For as to the travels of Gemelii, the learned are long agreed th-at the \^;hole is but an impoilure. There is fcarce any country, how rude or un- cultivated foever, where the inhabitants are not poiTcffcd of Ibme peculiar fecret;^ either in na- tuie or art, wliich might be tranfplanted with fuccefs. Thus, for in fiance, in Siberian Tar- tary, the natives extra6l a flrong fpirit from milk, which is a fecret unknown to the chvmills of ESSAYS. 117 of Europe. In the mofl favage parts of India they are poffeired of the fecret of dying veg- etable fubflances fcarlct, and likewife that of refining lead into a metal, which, for hard- nefs and colour, is little inferior to filver ; not one of which fecrets but would, in Europe, make a man's fortune.
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