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Date: 1766
"Perhaps I may catch up even one from the gulph, and that will be great gain; for is there upon earth a gem so precious as the human soul?"
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
Date: 1766
"We should then find that creatures, whose souls are held as dross, only wanted the hand of a refiner; we should then find that wretches, now stuck up for long tortures, lest luxury should feel a momentary pang, might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in times of danger."
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)