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" I received one morning," says Johnson, "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... "
The Outlines of Literature, English and American: Based Upon Shaw's Manual ... - Page 224
by Truman Jay Backus - 1897 - 481 pages
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London: Its Literary and Historical Curiosities

Frederick Saunders - Authors, English - 1854 - 292 pages
...or 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...promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went to him as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which...
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A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...poor Goldsmilh that he was in great distress, auU, 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. 1 accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found thai his landlady had arrested him for his rent,...
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Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

Washington Irving - 1854 - 396 pages
...accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that bis landlady had arrested him for his rent, afc which he was in a violent passion : I 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 h6 would be calm,...
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A Compendium of English Literature, Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...Unit his Inndliuly had arrested him for his rent; at which he was In n violent i*»&lon. I pvrcelved that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira, and n gla»,s before him. I put the cork Into the bottle, dejiired he would be calm, nnd began to tiilk...
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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, Volume 60

1883 - 846 pages
...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, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed ; and...
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Memoirs of Richard Cumberland

Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 414 pages
...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...his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which My- father had been translated to the see of Kilmore, which placed him in a more civilized country,...
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Memoirs of Richard Cumberland

Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 424 pages
...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...his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which DKATH OF MY FATHER AND MOTHER. 191 My father had been translated to the see of Kilmore, which placed...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...wa nut In liia power to come to me, bvcyttK- tMt I would come to lilin as noon as pos*ible- I nent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon a* 1 waa dressed, and tound that his l;n!tlLi.ly had nrrcsteU him for his rent; at which lie was In...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 1

Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...poor Goldsmith that ho 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, aud promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his...
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Biographical sketch. Poetical extracts. Miscellaneous essays. From The bee ...

Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...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 directJy. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him...
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