the TKB Commonplace Book Goldsmith: writing is converted to a mechanic trade; and booksellers, instead of the great, become the patrons and paymasters of men of genius † Idem: ‘by pursuing plain prose I can make shift to eat, drink and wear good clothes.’
Goldsmith: writing is converted to a mechanic trade; and booksellers, instead of the great, become the patrons and paymasters of men of genius † Idem: ‘by pursuing plain prose I can make shift to eat, drink and wear good clothes.’