 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 Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale ... - Page 183by Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
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...picluies, medals, intaglios, Flanders, and among fuch of the and antiques of all kind?, for a genFrench as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them fprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peafant's houfe towards night-full,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...prefent means of fubfiftence. I parted among the harmlefs peafants of Flanders, and among fuch of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them fprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever f approached a peafant's houfe, toward« night-fall... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...means of sub* sistence. I passed among the harmless peasants of Flan» ders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry; for I ever found them sprighu ly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approach= ed a peasant's house towards nighufall,... | |
 | 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 me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; but in truth (his constant expression) I must own, whenever I attempted... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...* means of fubfiftence. I pafled among the harm' leis peafants of Flanders, and among fuch of the ' French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for ' I ever found them fprightly in proportion to their * wants. Whenever I approached a peafant's hSbfe ' towards * towards... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...of subsistence. " I passed (says he) among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for...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... | |
 | 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 me not only a " lodging but subsistence for the next day. I once " or twice attempted to play to people of fashion, " but they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...' means ofsubsisten.ee. I passed among the harm* less peasants of Flanders, and among such of the * French as were poor enough to be very merry; for '...Whenever I approached a peasant's house ' towards ' towards night-fall, 1 played one of my most merry ' tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...' means of subsistence. I passed among theharm* less peasants of Flanders, and among such of the ' French as were poor enough to be very merry; for '...sprightly in proportion to their ' wants. Whenever lapproached a peasant's house * towards night-fall, 1 played one of my most merry ' tunes, and that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 pages
...present means of subsistence. I passed among the harmless peasants in Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for...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... | |
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