 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 212 pages
...to their wants^ Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall^ I played one of my mo6t merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to flay fOrpeo-. pie of fashion, b'ut" they, always thought my, performance... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...sprighu ly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approach= ed a peasant's house towards nighufall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion ; bnt they always thought my performance odious,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...'bouse toward nightfall," he used to say, " I played one of my most merry " tunes ; and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day : but, in truth, (his constant expression) I must " own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons... | |
 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 pages
...Flanders and Germany. " "Whenever I approached," he used to say, '- a peasant's house towards night fall, I played one of my most merry tunes ; and that procured...not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; but in truth (his constant expression) I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a... | |
 | 1804 - 286 pages
...to" wards night-fall,'" he used to say, " I played one of ' my most merry tunes, and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next ' day : but, in truth" (his constant expression; " 1 roust own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...house towards nightfall," he used to say, " I played one of my most merry tunes, and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day; " but in truth," his constant expression, " I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played on the German flute one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1807 - 326 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, anJl that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion; but they always thonght my performance odious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...a present means of " subsistence. Whenever I approached a peasant's «' house towards night -fall, I played one of my most " merry tunes, and that procured...only a " lodging but subsistence for the next day. I once " or twice attempted to play to people of fashion, " but they always thought my performance... | |
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I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one... 
