 ... he was quite disgusted with small gains, and his customers began to forsake him. Every day he repeated the wish, and every night laid himself down in order to dream. Fortune that was for a long time unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 275by Oliver Goldsmith - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses, and indulged him with the wished-fbr vision. He dreamed that under a certain part of the...gold and diamonds, buried deep in the ground, and cover, ed with a large flat stone. He rose up, thanked the stars that were at last pleased to take... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...laft, however, ieerned to fmile upon his diftrcfles, and indulged him wich the wiflied-for vifion. He dreamed, that under a certain part of the foundation of his mill, there was concealed a monftrous pan of gold and diamonds, buried deep in the ground, and covered with a large flat (tone.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...at laft, however, feemed to fmile upon his diftreffes, and indulged him with the wifhed for vifion. He dreamed, that under a certain part of the foundation of his mill, there was concealed a monftrous pan of gold and diamonds, buried deep in the ground, and covered with a large flat ftone.... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...dream. Fortune that was for a long time unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses, and indulged him with the wished-for vision. He dreamed,...luck from every person, as is usual in money dreams, in order to have the vision repeated the two succeeding nights, by which he should be certain of its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...dream. Fortune, that was for a long time unkind, at last however seemed to smile upon his distresses, and indulged him with the wished-for vision. He dreamed,...pleased to take pity on his sufferings, and concealed liis good luck from every person, as is usual in money dreams, in order to have the vision repeated... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1820 - 706 pages
...dream. Fortune, that was for a long tim« unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses, and indulged him with the wished-for vision. He dreamed,...luck from every person, as is usual in money dreams, in order to have the vision repeated the two succeeding nights, by which he should be certain of its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pages
...dream. Fortune, that was for a long time unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses and indulged him with the wishedfor vision. He dreamed,...luck from every person, as is usual in money dreams, in order to have the vision repeated the two succeeding nights, by which he should be certain of its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...dream. Fortune, that was for a long time unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses fled, would certainly have killed them every one....relieved fell in love with the giant, and marri x suiTrrings, and concealed his good luck from every person, as is usual in money dreams, in order to... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...unkind, at last, however, seemed to smile upon his distresses, and indulged him with the wished- for vision. He dreamed that, under a certain part of the...the ground, and covered with a large flat stone. He concealed his good luck from every person, as is usual in money-dreams, in order to have the vision... | |
 | Charles Feist - 1833 - 304 pages
...smile upon him, and indulged him with the wished-for-vision. He dreamed that, at a great depth beneath a certain part of the foundation of his mill, there was concealed a wondrous pan of gold and diamonds, and that it was covered with a large flat stone ! What were his... | |
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