 | Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 406 pages
...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 rent, at which DEATH OF MY FATHER AND MOTHER. 191 My father had been translated to the see of Kilmore, which placed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...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 arrested him for his rent,...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,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 450 pages
...directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested Viim for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion...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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...bun a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dreased, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent; at which he was In a violent pasaton. I percelvrd that he bad already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira, and a... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...prrrviviM thnt he had already changed my guinea, nnd had got a bottle of Madeira, and a pUss b* t-tv nim. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and begun to talk to him of the mean* entered into engagements for writing liis histories of Rome, Greece,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...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 rent;...and had got a bottle of Madeira, and a glass before nim, I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...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 rent; at which he was in a violent passion. I per* celved that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira, and a glass before... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 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,...had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him." Mrs. Piozzi continues: " But Doctor Johnson had always some story at hand to check extravagant and... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1861 - 406 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,...had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him." Mrs. Piozzi continues: " But Doctor Johnson had always some story at hand to check extravagant and... | |
 | James Whiteside - Authors, English - 1862 - 100 pages
...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...glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, and desired " he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by " which he might be extricated.... | |
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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... 
