 | Oliver Goldsmith - Facsimile - 1766 - 256 pages
...guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glafs before him. 1 put the cork into the bottle, defired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the...He then told me that he had a novel ready for the prefs, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and f aw its merit; told the landlady I jhould foon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glafs before him. I put the cork into the bottle, defired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the...He then told me that he had a novel ready for the prefs, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and faw its merit ; told the landlady I fhould foon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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 to talk to him of the means by which he might he extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would he calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which...which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw ita merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...history, a trait more descriptive of his thonghtless character. Dr. Johnson, however, put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he wii MEMOIRS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. might be extricated. He then told Johnson that he had a novel ready... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1813 - 778 pages
...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 to talk to him of the means by jvhich he might he extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...church. Dr.. Isaac (ioldsmilh, his near relation, was Dean of Clojne, in 17 !7. him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to...then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, «Inch he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 254 pages
...descriptive of his thoughtless character. Dr. Johnson, however, put the cork into the bottle, detired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the...means by which he might be extricated. He then told Johnson that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced. Johnson looked into it and saw... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - Novelists, English - 1825 - 554 pages
...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 to...looked into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady T should soon return, and, having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 442 pages
...already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of madeira and a glass before him. I put <he cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to...looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I shonld soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith... | |
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I was dressed, 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,... 
