...sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not...subsistence for the next day. I once or twice attempted (p. 174) to play for people of fashion ; but they always thought my performance odious, and never rewarded...

...'sprightly in proportion to their wants. 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." gesta, res gestae, achievements or exploits. In the '' Faery Queene" Spenser writes:—"Who . . . goodly...

...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 also a subsistence for the next day." He thus by expedients worked his way through Flanders, parts...

...subsistence. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one ft tnv •no« merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence f >r the next day.1' So »ko the lines In " The Traveller," In Ule picture of the Swiss— 11 And haply,...

...sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not...with a trifle. This was to me the more extraordinary, аз, whenever I used in better days to play for company, when playing was my amusement, my music never...

...'proportion to their wants. 'Whenever I approached a pea'sant's house towards night-fall, 'I played one of my most merry 'tunes, and that procured me...attempted to play 'for people of fashion; but they * The See, u. ** .liii/n. Xat. I. 230. "always thought my performance " odious, and never rewarded...

...sprightly in proportion to their want«. Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall, I played he lovely stranger stands confest A maid in all her...forlorn," she cried ; " Whose feet unhallowed thus ; bnt they always thought my performance odious, and never rewarded me even with a trifle. This was...

...into a present means of subsistence Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not...only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day." In Italy his musical powers no longer availed him, for, he said, every peasant was a better musician...

...in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night-fall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not...they always thought my performance odious, and never rev/arded me, even with a trifle. This was to me the more extraordinary, as whenever I used in better...

...to describe his own travels : " 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." Goldsmith arrived in London in the year 1756, and for a time engaged himself as usher in a school at...