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Title:  The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. Supposed to be written by himself. ... [pt.1]
Author: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
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CHAP. III.A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring.THE only hope of our family now was, that the report of our mis|fortunes might be malicious or premature: but a letter from my agent in town soon came with a confirmation of every particu|lar. The loss of fortune to myself alone would have been trifling; the only uneasi|ness I felt was for my family, who were to be humble without such an education as could render them callous to contempt.Near a fortnight passed away before I attempted to restrain their affliction; for premature consolation is but the remem|brancer of sorrow. During this interval, 0