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Page 161
... Gold- smith's landlady has arrested him for his rent , at which he is in a violent passion . He sees that Goldsmith has already changed his guinea and has a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him . Johnson puts the cork into the ...
... Gold- smith's landlady has arrested him for his rent , at which he is in a violent passion . He sees that Goldsmith has already changed his guinea and has a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him . Johnson puts the cork into the ...
Page 167
... Gold- smith feels himself called upon to improve his style of living . He accordingly emerges from Wine Office Court and takes chambers on the library staircase in the Temple . They are humble quarters and he is an inmate with Jeffs ...
... Gold- smith feels himself called upon to improve his style of living . He accordingly emerges from Wine Office Court and takes chambers on the library staircase in the Temple . They are humble quarters and he is an inmate with Jeffs ...
Page 225
... gold in wool ; the wool takes up more room than the gold . No , sir , I always thought Robertson would be crushed with his own weight - would be buried under his own ornaments . Goldsmith tells you shortly all you want to know ; Robert ...
... gold in wool ; the wool takes up more room than the gold . No , sir , I always thought Robertson would be crushed with his own weight - would be buried under his own ornaments . Goldsmith tells you shortly all you want to know ; Robert ...
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