 However, my skill in music 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...  The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale - Страница 130по Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 220 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
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...every adventitious difputant ; for which, if the champion oppofes with any dexterity, he can cl.iicn a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night. In this manner therefore 1 fought my way towards England, walking along from city to city, examined mankind more nearly, and,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 страници
...philolophical thefes maintained againft every adventitious difputant ; for which if the champion oppofes with any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one ' night. * night. In this manner therefore I fought my way f towards England, walked along from city to city",... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 страници
...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 there are upon ' certain daysphilosophical thesesmaintained against ' every adventitious disputant; for which if the ' champion... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 страници
...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 there are upon ' certain daysphilosophicalthesesmaintainedagainst ' every adventitious disputant; for which if the ' champion... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 страници
...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 there are, upon certain days, a philosophical thesis maintained against every adventitious disputant; for which, if the champion... | |
 | 1850 - 938 страници
...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...with any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, and dinner, and a bed for one night."1 We are told, (thongh not, as we remember, by Mr Irving,) that... | |
 | 1854 - 758 страници
...the practice as he found it on the Continent. " In all the universities and convents there are, npon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against...opposes with any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity iu money, a dinner, and a bed for one night, lu this manner, then, I fonght my way towards England."... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 страници
...musician than I; but by this time I had acquired another talent, which answered ray purpose a» well, and this was a skill in disputation. In all the foreign...convents, there are upon certain days philosophical these* maintained against every adventitious disputant; for which, if the champion opposes with any... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 страници
...converse on topics of literature, and then I alvvays forgot the meanness of my circumstances.» In many of the foreign universities and convents there are, upon...gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one night. The talents of Goldsmith frequently enabled him to command the relief afforded by this useful and hospitable... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 страници
...I ; but by this time I had acquired another talent which answered my purpose as well, and this woe a skill in disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there arc, upon certain days, pliilosophicol theses maintained against every adventitious disputant; forwhicb,... | |
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