 | 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 - 1766 - 286 pages
...philofophical thefes " maintained againft every adventitious dif" putant ; for which, if the champion op" pofes with any dexterity, he can claim a " gratuity in money,...manner therefore " I fought my way towards England, walk" ed along from city to city, examined " mankind more nearly, and, if I may fo " exprefs it, faw... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 238 pages
...thefes main' tained againft every adventitious difpu' tant ; for which, if the champion op•pofes with any dexterity, he can claim a "gratuity in money,...a dinner, and a bed 'for one night. In this manner there* fore I fought my way towards England, walked along from city to city, examined mankind more... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 210 pages
...disputation. In all the foreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant...a bed for one night. In this manner, therefore, I sought my way toward* England', walked along from city to city; examined mankind more nearly; and,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1783 - 272 pages
...lofophical thefes maintained againft every ad" ventitious difputant ; for which, if the cham" pion oppofes with any dexterity, he can claim " a gratuity in money,...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 monarchy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...difputant: for which, if the [ champion ' champion oppofes with any dexterity, he can claim « a gratuity m money, a dinner, and a bed for one ' night. In this...city, : examined mankind more nearly, and if I may fo exprefs it, faw both fides of the pifture. My remarks, however, are but few; I found that monarchy... | |
 | 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 - 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 - 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...may so express it, saw both sides of the picture." He now visited all the northern part of Italy; and beheld Venice, Verona, and Florence. At this period... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...disputation. In alt the fitreign universities and convents there are, upon certain days, philosophical theses maintained against every adventitious disputant;...any dexterity, he can claim a gratuity in money, a diuner, and a bed for one night— In this mauner, therefore, I songht my way towards England; walked... | |
| |
... 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... 
