 | Royal University of Ireland - Universities and colleges - 1859 - 490 pages
...them sprightly m 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 - England - 1859 - 618 pages
...sprightly in proportion to their want*. Whenever I approached a peasant'a 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 pcople of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious,... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1859 - 812 pages
...amusement into a present means of subsistence Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall 1 played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." In Italy his musical powers no longer availed him, for, he said, every peasant was a better musician... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1860 - 806 pages
...amusement into a present means of subsistence Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." In Italy his musical powers no longer availed him, for, he said, every peasant was a better musician... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...present means of subsistence. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one oi My most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence fr>r the next day." S't also the lines in "The Traveller," in the picture of the Swiss— "And haply,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...nevw I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, 1 played one of my most merry tunes ; aud O»1 procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." .GOLDSMITH. [GEORGE 1IL From courts, to camps, to cottages it strays, And all are taught nn avarice... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...means of subsistence. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-full, I played one of ray most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence t»r the next day." S» •Jso the lines in "The Traveller," In the picture of the Swiss— "And haply,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 436 pages
...homestead ; then, he says, speaking in the character of George Primrose, but, doubtless, of himself, " I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." Hard schooling that, but not without its pleasure and its profit — a deeper teaching into the inner... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 pages
...their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my merriest tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; but in truth I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher rank, they always thought my performance... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 664 pages
...their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my merriest tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; but iu truth I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher rank, they always thought... | |
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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... 
