Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, … - Oliver Goldsmith

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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.

Oliver Goldsmith

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Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and physician.

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Alternative Names: Oliver Goldsmit • Doctor Goldsmith • Oliverio Goldsmith • Oliverus Goldsmith • Olver Goldsmith • Olivier Goldsmith • Dottor Golssmith • Tom Telescope • Solomon Winlove • James Willington • Inspired Idiot

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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. - Oliver Goldsmith

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