I see the rural virtues leave the land. — Oliver Goldsmith · Skopia

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I see the rural virtues leave the land.

Oliver Goldsmith

1770

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Rural vs. urban Urbanization

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Oliver Goldsmith

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Goldsmith, Oliver. The Deserted Village. London: W. Griffin, 1770, I. 398.

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