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" 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. "
American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 444
1840
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Newbery, Goldsmith's publisher. Mr. Welsh says (tb. p. 61) that Collins's accounts...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Newbery, Goldsmith's publisher. Mr. Welsh says (tb. p. 61) that Collins's accounts...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...of Cloyne, in '747and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...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 he would be...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...passion. I perceived that he had already changed my 7 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it from...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...gent him a guinea, and promised, to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his...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 he would he...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...anthor, sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. When he went he found that Goldsmith's landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. The Doctor found at the same time that Goldsmith had changed his guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira,...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 83, Part 1

Early English newspapers - 1813 - 778 pages
...accordingly went to him as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for hie 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 he would be...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...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 arrested...perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle oí Madeira and a glass before Î Miss Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bunbury,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was 1 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it from...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was 1 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it from...
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