 ... could avail me nothing in a country where every peasant was a better musician than I ; but by this time I had acquired another talent which answered my purpose as well, and this was a skill in disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents...  The vicar of Wakefield. Whittingham's ed - Página 144por Oliver Goldsmith - 1815Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1857 - 574 páginas
..."Thus," said he, " I fought my way from convent to convent, and walked from city to city, examinmankind, more nearly, and, if I may so express it, saw both sides of the picture." These romantic wanderings form one of the mo*t interesting portions of Goldsmith's biography ; they... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 páginas
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant :...a dinner, and a bed for one night. In this manner, then, I fought my way towards England, walked along from city to city, examined mankind more nearly,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 páginas
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant ;...if the champion opposes with any dexterity, he can elaim a grat-nity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night. In this manner, therefore, I fought... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1859 - 812 páginas
...maintained against any adventitious disputant, for which, if the champion maintain with any degree of dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for the night. In this manner, therefore, I fought my way toward England, walked along from city to city,... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1860 - 806 páginas
...maintained against any adventitious disputant, for which, if the champion maintain with any degree of dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for the night. In this manner, therefore, I fought my way toward England, walked along from city to city,... | |
 | James Beattie, Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 540 páginas
...maze ; And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frlsk'd beneath the burden of threescore." " In this manner, therefore, I fought my way towards...may so express it, saw both sides of the picture." LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. no service. " You may easily imagine what difficulties I had to encounter,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 páginas
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant, for...gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night." Though a poor wandering scholar, his reception in these learned piles was as free from humiliation... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 664 páginas
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant, for...he can claim a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a hed for one night." Though a poor wandering scholar, his reception in these learned piles was as free,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 436 páginas
...are, upon certain days, Philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant ; *c>r which, if the champion opposes with any dexterity, he can claim a S"«~atuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night. In this manner, ^Herefore, I fought my way... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 páginas
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant; for...may so express it, saw both sides of the picture. Ticar of Watsfield. DESOLATION OF THE CARNATIC. EDMOND BURKE, 1731—1797. WHEN at length Hyder Ali... | |
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