My farm consisted of about twenty acres of excellent land, having given a hundred pounds for my predecessor's good-will. Nothing could exceed the neatness of my little enclosures ; the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house... The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith - Page 20by Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - Facsimile - 1766 - 256 pages
...: the elms and hedge rows appearing with inexpreflible beauty. My houfe confifted of but one ftory, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great fnugnefs ; the walls on the infide were nicely white-wafhed, and my daughters undertook to adorn them... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 212 pages
...neatness of my little enclostvres, the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house consisted of but one story, and was covered with thatch...with pictures of their own designing. Though the same roomservedus for parlour and kitchen, that only made it the warmer. Besides, as it was kept with the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...the elms and hedge-rows -appearing with inexpreffibic beauty. My houle confifted of but one ftpry, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great fnugnefs ; the walls on the infide were nicely white-wsihed, and my daughters undertook to adorn then)... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...: the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpreflible beauty. My houfe confifted of but one ftory, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great fnugnefs ; the walls on the infide were nicely white- warned, and my daughters undertook to adorn them... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...: the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpreflible beauty. My hpufe confifted of but one ftory, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great fnugnefs ; the walls on the infide were nicely white-wafhed, and my daughters undertook to adorn them... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...neatness of my little enclosures, the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beanty. My house consisted of but one story, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air of great snngness; the walls on the i uriT nicely white-washed, and my danghters undertook to mloni them with... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 262 pages
...neatness of my little inclosures : the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house consisted of but one story, and was covered with thatch,...own designing, Though the same room served us for parlor and kitchen, that only made- it the warmer. Besides. it was kept with the utmost neatness, the... | |
| English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...neatness of my little enclosures, the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house consisted of but one story, and was covered with thatch,...own designing. Though the same room served us for a parlour and kitchen, that only made it the warmer. Besides, as it was kept with the utmost neatness,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 222 pages
...with inexpressible beauty. My house eonsisted of but one story, and was eovered with thateh, whieh gave it an air of great snugness; the walls on the inside were nieely white-washed, and my daughters undertook to adorn them with pietures of their own designing.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...the elms and hedge-rows appearing with inexpressible beauty. My house consisted of but one storey, and was covered with thatch, which gave it an air...great snugness ; the walls on the inside were nicely white- washed, and my daughters undertook to adorn them with pictures of their own designing. Though... | |
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