 ... 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: A Tale - Page 88by Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 146 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 730 pages
...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 - 1792 - 252 pages
...difputant; for which, if the champion ' oppofes with any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in mo' ney, a dinner, and a bed for one night. In this manner,...city; examined mankind more nearly; ' and, if I may fo exprefs it, faw both fides of the picture. ' My remarks, however, are but few: I found that monar'... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents, there are upon certain days philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant ,...more nearly,, and if I may so express it* saw, both sides of the picture. My remarks, however, were far. : I foun4 that monarchy was the best goverument... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...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",... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 904 pages
...which he found peculiar pleasure. " I fought my way," said he, " from convent to convent, walked from from city to city, examined mankind more nearly, and if I may so express it, saw both sides of the picture." He now visited all the northern part of Italy; and beheld Venice, Verona, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...resource for our forlorn pilgrim. " Thus," says he, " I fought " my way towards England, walked alone from city " to city, examined mankind more nearly, and, if I " may so express it, saw both sides of the picture ." In this manner he travelled through Flanders, and some parts of France and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...the ' foreign universities and convents there are upon ' certain daysphilosophical thesesmaintained against ' every adventitious disputant; for which...gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one ' night. ^m «•• . . — . ' night. In this manner therefore I fought my way * towards England, walked along... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...foreign universities and convents there are upon ' certain daysphilosophicalthesesmaintainedagainst ' every adventitious disputant; for which if the ' champion...gratuity in money, a dinner, and a bed for one ' night. * night. In this manner therefore I fought my way * towards England, walked along from city to city,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 pages
...skill in disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, a philosophical thesis maintained against every adventitious...more nearly ; and, if I may so express it, saw both sides of the picture. My remarks, however, are but few : I found that monarchy was the best government... | |
 | England - 1850 - 938 pages
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant ;...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... | |
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