Songs released in 1766
Oliver Goldsmith — A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring
Oliver Goldsmith — A new and great acquaintance introduced. What we place most hopes upon generally proves most fatal
Oliver Goldsmith — A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness which depends not on circumstance but constitution
Oliver Goldsmith — A reformation in the gaol. To make laws complete they should reward as well as punish
Oliver Goldsmith — A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two
Oliver Goldsmith — Advertisement
Oliver Goldsmith — All Mr Burchell’s villainy at once detected. The folly of being over-wise
Oliver Goldsmith — An amour which promises little good fortune yet may be productive of much
Oliver Goldsmith — Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to encrease the pride of the worthy
Oliver Goldsmith — Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest
Oliver Goldsmith — Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities
Oliver Goldsmith — Fresh calamities
Oliver Goldsmith — Fresh mortifications or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings
Oliver Goldsmith — Happier prospects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible and fortune will at last change in our favour
Oliver Goldsmith — Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in this life. Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by heaven as things merely in themselves trifling and unworthy its care in the distribution
Oliver Goldsmith — Mr Burchell is found to be an enemy for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice
Oliver Goldsmith — No situation however wretched it seems but has some sort of comfort attending it
Oliver Goldsmith — None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable
Oliver Goldsmith — Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom
Oliver Goldsmith — Scarce any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing temptation
Oliver Goldsmith — The Conclusion
Oliver Goldsmith — The description of a person discontented with the present government and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties
Oliver Goldsmith — The description of the family of Wakefield in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons
Oliver Goldsmith — The equal dealings of providence demonstrated with regard to the happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of pleasure and pain the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter
Oliver Goldsmith — The family endeavours to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances
Oliver Goldsmith — The family still resolve to hold up their heads
Oliver Goldsmith — The family use art which is opposed with still greater
Oliver Goldsmith — The happiness of a country fire-side
Oliver Goldsmith — The history of a philosophic vagabond pursuing novelty but losing content
Oliver Goldsmith — The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue
Oliver Goldsmith — The same subject continued
Oliver Goldsmith — The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction
Oliver Goldsmith — Two ladies of great distinction introduced. Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding
Giuseppe Parini — Il Bisogno