 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1861 - 854 pages
...accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him." Mrs. Piozzi continues: " But Doctor Johnson had always some story... | |
 | James Whiteside - Authors, English - 1862 - 80 pages
...picture of a struggling author's life, and of the state of literature at the time Dr. Johnson speaks ! " I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith,...already " changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a " glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, and desired " he would be calm, and... | |
 | John Timbs - Humorists, English - 1862
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm,... | |
 | 1863
...possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1863
...possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and bad a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863
...directly. I accordingly went as Boon as I waa dressed, and found that hU landlady hod arrested him for hia rent; at which he was In a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had pot a bolUc of Madeira, and a glass before aim. I put the cork into the botUe, desired he would be... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1865 - 378 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began... | |
 | Charles Knight - Booksellers and bookselling - 1865 - 320 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. 1 accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began... | |
 | Children's literature - 1865
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as sota as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would he calm,... | |
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I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired... 
