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I... chose my wife as she did her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.   Goldsmith, Oliver


 

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Excerpt from Littérature et Philosophie mêlées · This quote is tagged Wives · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Help your friends discover QB

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Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1773). · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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