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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 night-fall, I played one... "
The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of ... - Page 430
by James Hardie - 1801
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

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,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 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...whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher tank, they always " always thought ray performance odious, and never made me any reruns " for my endeavours...
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Select British Classics, Volume 1

English literature - 1804 - 286 pages
...to" wards night-fall,'' he used to say, " I played one ol " my most merry tunes, and that generally procured " me not only a lodging, but subsistence...next " day : but, in truth" (his constant expression; " 1 must " own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of « a higher rank, they always thought...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...one of my most merry *' tunes; and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsis" tence for the next day : but, in truth, (his constant expression) I must f own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher rank, they always " always thought my...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played on the German flute one of my to 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,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith..

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 424 pages
...proportion to their * wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I plaved one of mv most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging but subsistence for the next d;u-. I once or twice attempted to play for people ot fashion ; but they always thought my performance...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - English fiction - 1807 - 326 pages
...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...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,...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...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 of my most merry tunes, anJl that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1

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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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...house towards flight-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...own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of higher rank, they al* ways thought my performance odious, and never made me any return for my endeavours...
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