 As we lived near the road, we often had the traveller or stranger visit us to taste our gooseberry wine, for which we had great reputation; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault with it.  The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale - Page 8by Oliver Goldsmith - 1807 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 780 pages
...taste our gooseberry wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault...remembered their affinity, without any help from the heralds' office, and came very frequently to see us. Some of theiu did us no great honour by these... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1881 - 516 pages
...too, even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity without any help from the heralds' office, and came very frequently to see us. Some of...did us no great honour by these claims of kindred ; for, literally speaking, we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt, amongst the number. However,... | |
 | Clemens Klöpper - 1881 - 508 pages
...susceptible heart. He is the dispenser too of the squire's charity, which is bounteous (Melford, ffitb.). Our cousins too, even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity (Goldsmith's Vicar). Like- wise, like f. afjnlid;; wise, ags. vise, mhd. wis. nhd. SBeife; too, ags.... | |
 | 1882 - 328 pages
...taste our gooseberry-wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian,' that I never knew one of them find fault...frequently to see us. Some of them did us no great honor by these claims of kindred ; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt among the number.... | |
 | 1882 - 330 pages
...taste ouf gooseberry-wine, for which we had. great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault...frequently to see us. Some of them did us no great honor by these claims of kindred ; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt among the number.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1882 - 236 pages
...reputation; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew11 one of them ftnd fault with it. Our cousins, too, even to the fortieth...their affinity, without any help from the herald's office12, and came very frequently to see us. Some of them did us no great honour by these claims od... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 592 pages
...taste our gooseberry-wine, for whieh we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veraeity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault with it. Our eousins too. even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity, without any help from the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1883 - 166 pages
...taste our gooseberry wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault...remembered their affinity, without any help from the heralds' office, and came very frequently to see us. Some of theiu did us no great honour by these... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1884 - 784 pages
...taste our gooseberry wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault...remembered their affinity, without any help from the heralds' office, ami came very frequently to see us. Some of then; did us no great honour by these... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1885 - 506 pages
...gooseberry wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, I never knew one of them find fault with it. Our cousins...even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their afimity, without any help from the herald's ofSce, and came very frequently to see us. Some of them... | |
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