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" I had rather be an under-turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad. "
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 108
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1812
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Vicar of Wakefield, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - Facsimiles - 1766 - 286 pages
...never permitted to ftir out to meet civility " abroad. But are you fure you are fit for " a fchool ? Let me examine you a little. " Have you been bred apprentice to the bufinefs? No. Then you won't do for a fchool. Can you drefs the boys hair ? " No. Then you won't do...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 212 pages
...master, bated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys withln, and never permitted \o stir out to meet civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit for a school ? ii«t me examine you a little. Have you been bred an apprentice to the business?" No. ,,Then you...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...necklace, but I had rather be an under»turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late : I was bfow»beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress,...stir out to meet civility abroad. But are you sure yon are fit for a school? Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred apprentice to the business...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...never permitted to ftir out to meet civility f abroad. But are you fure you are fit for a fchool ? ' Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred ' apprentice to the bufinefs ? No. Then you ' won't do for a fchool. Can you drefs the boys ' hair ? No. Then you won't...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by my mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad." When in a fit of disgust he had quitted this academy, his pecuniary necessities soon became pressing...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...under-tnrnkey in Newgate ! I was up early and late: I was brow-bent by the master, hated for my ngly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within,...you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boys' hair?'—No. ' Then you won't do for a school. Have you had the small-pox?'—No. 'Then you won't do...
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The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volume 23

English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be an under turnkey in Newgate! I was up early and late: I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face...? Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred an apprentice to the business ? No. Then you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boys' hair? No....
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...rather be an undcrturnkey in Newgate *). I was up early and late: I was brow-beat by the master, haled for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...Then you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boy's hair? „No... Then you won't do for a school. Have you had the »mall-pox? „No.,, Then you...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - Abduction - 1823 - 156 pages
...by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be an under turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late; I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face...to meet civility abroad. But are you sure you are tit for a school ? Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred apprentice to the business? No....
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...his description was founded on personal recollections, where he says, " I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master ; hated for my ugly face...boys within ; and never permitted to stir out, to seek civility abroad." This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy, and had such bitter recollection...
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