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Oliver Goldsmith

Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!

Oliver Goldsmith

Happiness

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Oliver Goldsmith is saying that stories and romances show an idealized version of beauty and happiness that is more attractive than real life but ultimately unrealistic. He warns that these false images can mislead people and cause harm because the perfect joy they promise does not actually exist.

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