 I had some knowledge of music, with a tolerable voice, and now turned what was once my amusement into a present means of subsistence. I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ;...  The Calendar for the Year ... - Page 305by Royal University of Ireland - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Facsimiles - 1766 - 286 pages
...I " played one of my moft merry tunes, " and that procured me not only a lodging, " but fubfiftence for the next day. I " once or twice attempted to play for people " of fafhion ; but they ftill thought my per" formance odious, and never rewarded me " even with a trifle.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 212 pages
...and among such of the French as viere poor enough to be 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 of my mo6t merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Abduction - 1791 - 206 pages
...procured me not only a lodging, but fubfiftence * fall I played one of my moft merry tunes, and that * for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play * for people offathion; but they always thought my * performance odious, and never rewarded me even * with a trifle.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...I played one of the moft merry tunes, ' and that procured me riot only a lodging, but fubfiftence ' for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for ' people of fafhion ; but they always thought my perform' ance odious, and never rewarded me even with a trifle.... | |
 | 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...once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion ; bnt they always thought my performance odious, and never rewarded me even with a trifle. This was... | |
 | 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 the next day : but, in truth, (his constant expression) I must " own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | English literature - 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 - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...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 on the German flute one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence... | |
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