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Date: 1760-1761, 1762
"But of all the wonders of the east, the most useful, and I should fancy, the most pleasing, would be the looking-glass of Lao, which reflects the mind as well as the body."
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
Date: 1760-1761, 1762
"I must own, by this time I began myself to suspect the fidelity of my mirror; for as the ladies appeared at least to have the merit of rising early, since they were up at five, I was amazed to find nothing of this good quality pictured upon their minds in the reflection; I was resolved therefore...
preview | full record— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
