 ... bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should...  St. Nicholas - Page 447edited by - 1915Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill."3 My next meeting with Johnson... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill*.' My next meeting with Johnson... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill'.' My next meeting with Johnson... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill." 1 My next meeting with... | |
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...into it, and saw ita merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating bis landlady in a high tone for having used him so iil." . The bookseller, however,... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1813 - 778 pages
...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return ; and having gone to a Bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged bis rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used, him so ill." Additions to... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill." My next meeting with Johnson... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill." ' My next meeting with... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill." * 8 Anecdotes of Johnson,... | |
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...into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill." l • Anecdotes of Johnson,... | |
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