 I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 2021813Full view - About this book
 | John Forster - 1854 - 642 pages
...Johnson's own exact narration. "I received one morning," Boswell represents Johnson to have said, " a message from poor Goldsmith that he was " in great...as " possible. I 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... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - Authors, English - 1854 - 292 pages
...under which this charming tale was sold : "I received one morning," said Johnson, "a message from p or Goldsmith, that he was in great distress, and, as...as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went to him as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...received one morning," says Johnson, " a message from poor Goldsmilh that he was in great distress, auU, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging...as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. 1 accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found thai his landlady had... | |
 | 1883 - 846 pages
...ll*»T»p it. TH RNT1TV1«»/1 tlia nmrcil K^mm one morning,' said Dr Johnson, according to Boswell — 'a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not is his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent Mm a guinea,... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 424 pages
...authentic detail of it as narrated by Johnson himself. ' I received one morning,' says the doctor, ' a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great...as possible. I 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... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 414 pages
...authentic detail of it as narrated by Johnson himself. ' I received one morning,' says the doctor, ' a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great...as possible. I 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... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...— AUBREY. THE VICAU OP WAKEFIELD. — I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that ho was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power...come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, aud promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 406 pages
...authentic detail of it as narrated by Johnson himself. ' I received one morning,' says the doctor, ' a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was riot in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 574 pages
...narrative of the occurrence which led to the publication of that immortal novel. It is as follows : — " I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith, that he was in great distress ; ?andj as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...difficulties into which his indiscretion was continually plunging him. "I received one morning," says Johnson, "a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great...as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directJy. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had... | |
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