 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;...  Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography - Page 71by Washington Irving - 1854 - 382 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 542 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 536 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pages
...passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to he very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion...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." —... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...cottages of the peasantry. "Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall," he used to say, +4 q J| u:| fNK > - X kt My '' | y % P0 . ДG D y T ^ P ~ 夜 i (- د ' im truth;" his constant expression, "I must own, whenever I attempted to entertain persons of a higher... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 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 a higher... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pages
...knowledge of music, and now turned what was once ray amusement into a present means of subsistence Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next <ia< By means... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 pages
...knowledge of music, and now turned what was once ray amusement into a present means of subsistence Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most iit'-rry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but tubsistence f«r the next da-. By... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pages
...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 nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.' By means... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...present means of subsistence. I lassed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among »uch of ths French as were poor enough to be very merry; for I...peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day. I once... | |
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