 | 730 דפים
...fubfiftence for the next <Say. I once or twice attempted to play for people of fafi.-.jn ; but they ftill thought my performance odious, and never rewarded...This was to me the more extraordinary, as whenever 1 ufed formerly to play for company, when playing was my amufemtnt, my mufic never failed to throw... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1766 - 286 דפים
...I " played one of my moft merry tunes, " and that procured me not only a lodging, " but fubfiftence for the next day. I " once or twice attempted to play for people " of fafhion ; but they ftill thought my per" formance odious, and never rewarded me " even with a trifle.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 238 דפים
...* but fubfiftence for the next day, I * once or twice attempted to play for *- people of fafhion-; but they always * thought my performance odious, and...was to me the more extraordinary, * as whenever I ufed in better days to '.play for company, when playing was * my amufement, my mufic never failed *... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 212 דפים
...to their wants^ Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall^ I played one of my mo6t merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging,...subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted to flay fOrpeo-. pie of fashion, b'ut" they, always thought my, performance odious and- never rewarded... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 דפים
...lodging, but fubfiilence for the next day. I oiice or twice attempted to play for people of fafhion ; but they always thought my performance odious, and...rewarded me even with a trifle. ' This was to me the more exliaordi' nary, as wherever I ufed in better ' days to play for company, when ' playing was my amufement,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1783 - 272 דפים
...once or twice attempted to play for people " of fafhion; but they always thought my per•* formance odious, and never rewarded me even ** with a trifle. This was to me the more extra" ordinary, as whenever I ufed, in better days, to " play for company, when playing was my amufe•*... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 דפים
...procured me not only a lodging, but fubfiftence * fall I played one of my moft merry tunes, and that * for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play * for people offathion; but they always thought my * performance odious, and never rewarded me even * with a trifle.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 דפים
...I played one of the moft merry tunes, ' and that procured me riot only a lodging, but fubfiftence ' for the next day. I once or twice attempted to play for ' people of fafhion ; but they always thought my perform' ance odious, and never rewarded me even with a trifle.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 דפים
...proportion to their wants. Whenever I approach= ed a peasant's house towards nighufall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a...once or twice attempted to play for people of fashion ; bnt they always thought my performance odious, and never rewarded me even with a trifle. This was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 דפים
...'bouse toward 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... | |
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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 their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one... 
