 I had some knowledge of music, with a tolerable voice : I 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 ;...  Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield - Página 68por Oliver Goldsmith - 1897 - 258 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1821 - 754 páginas
...peasant's house, towards night-fall," says he, " 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... | |
 | 1821 - 670 páginas
...peasant's house, towards night-fall," says he, " 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 páginas
...knowledge of music, and now turned what was once my amusement into a present means of subsistence. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall,...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I onceor twice attempted to play to people of fashion, but they still thought my performance odious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 156 páginas
...subsistence. 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...tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistance for the next day. H 86 THE VICAll OF I once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion;... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 páginas
...sich aufgehalten hat. 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...proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant'« house, towards n'ght-fall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 222 páginas
...subsistenee. I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among sueh of the Freneh as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them...sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approaehed a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that proeured... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 254 páginas
...subsistence. 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 Ujeir wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of my most merry... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 páginas
...approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, » he used to say, « I played one of my merriest tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; but, in truth,» his constant expression, u I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 268 páginas
...passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever 1 approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 páginas
...house towards nightfall," he used to say, " ! played one of my most merry tunes ; and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." On his return to England, he was in so narrow circumstances, that it was long before he could get employment... | |
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