 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 him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea,...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3391850Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 pages
...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 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... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Frank Frankfort Moore - 1910 - 534 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Richard Ashe King - 1910 - 370 pages
...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 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 602 pages
...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 ti.: bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated.... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1910 - 502 pages
...him a guinea, and promised to come immediately, which he did. But Goldsmith had already changed the guinea, and " had a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him" when he arrived. Johnson put the cork into the bottle, and asked Goldsmith how he proposed to pay the... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 pages
...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...bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to i Puppets. him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...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 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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