 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 22by Oliver Goldsmith - 1827 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...goofeberry-wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profefs, with the veracity of an hiftorian, that I never knew one of them find fault with it. Our confms too, even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity, without any help from the herald's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...goofcberry-wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profefs, with the veracity of an hiftorian, that I never knew one of them find fault with it. Our coufins too, even to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity, without any help from the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...reputation ; and I profess with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fanlt with it. Our cousins too, even to the fortieth remove,...from the Herald's office, and came very frequently to tee us. Some of them did us no great honour by these claims of kindred ; for, literally speaking, we... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...goofeberry wine, for which we had great reputation; and I profefs with the veracity of an hiftorian, that I never knew one of them find fault with it. Our coufins too, evert to the fortieth remove, all remembered their affinity, without any help from the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...taste ourgooseberry-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...kindred ; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt amongst the number. However, my wife always insisted that as they were the s&mejlesh and blood, they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...reputation ; and I profess with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault wfth it. Our cousins too, even to the fortieth remove,...frequently to see us. Some of them did us no great honour J>y these claims of kindred; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt amongst the number. However,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 pages
...taste our gooseberrywine, for which we had great reputation; and I profess, with the veracity of an historian, that I never knew one of them find fault...kindred ; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt, amongst the number. However, my wife always insisted that as they were the same^fosA and blood, they... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 406 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...kindred; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt, amongst the number. However, my wife always insisted, that as they were the same flesh and blood, they... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 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...kindred ; as we had the blind, the maimed, and the halt, amongst the number. However, my wife always insisted that as they were the aameJlesH and blood, they... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...taste our gooseberry-wine, for which we had great reputation ; and I profess, with the veracity of an the hearers were heralds' office, and came very frequently to see us. Some of them did us no great honour by these claims... | |
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