 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
..."Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall," said he, " I played one of my merriest tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; hut in truth I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher rank, they always... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 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,... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 512 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their wants. "VVTien" ever 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 for people of fashion ; but " they always thought my performance... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their wants. 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 for people of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of my most merry tunes; and that procured...me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day."—Tht Vicar of Wakefield, chap. xx. Here passes current j paid from hand to hand, It shifts in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1854 - 536 pages
...proportion to their wants Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of ray 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 - 1854 - 500 pages
...wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of my most merry tnnea; and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." — Tht Vicar of WaJiefidd, chap. XX. Here passes current ; paid from hand to hand. It shifts in splendid... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of ,ny most merry tunes, and thai procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." So »lbO the lines In "The Traveller," in the picture of thi* Swiss— "And haply, too, some piltrrira... | |
 | John Forster - 1855 - 528 pages
...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...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 - 1855 - 238 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their wants. 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 for people of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious,... | |
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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... 
