Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.

Oliver Goldsmith

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Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era, and his 1766 novel, The Vicar of Wakefield, was among the most popular and influential literary works of...

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