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Quotation from The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith

“A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year;”

Oliver Goldsmith (spoken by The speaker)

The Deserted Village, Lines 141-142 (Gutenberg #50500: The Deserted Village (illustrated edition, 1857))

The village preacher introduced.

Citation: "A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year;" — Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, Lines 141-142 (Gutenberg #50500: The Deserted Village (illustrated edition, 1857)). (id the-deserted-village-q3)

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