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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

Beauty

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Oliver Goldsmith is saying that stories and romantic tales show beauty and happiness in a way that is more attractive than what we actually experience in real life. He warns that these false images can mislead people and cause harm by making them expect perfect joy that doesn't really exist.

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