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Goldsmith is well-known by his writings to have been a man of genius and of very fine parts; but of his character and general deportment, it is the hardest task anyone can undertake to give a description. I will, however, attempt it, trusting to be excused if, in the spirit of a faithful historian, I record as well his singularities as his merits.1
In The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (London: T. Cadell, 1787) pp. 415–19. Editor’s title.
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Hawkins, J. (1993). Goldsmith’s Singularities and Merits. In: Mikhail, E.H. (eds) Goldsmith. Interviews and Recollections. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23093-8_8
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