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Shadows of the Old Booksellers - Page 243
by Charles Knight - 1865 - 320 pages
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Vicar of Wakefield, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1766 - 256 pages
...one morning a mejffage from poor Goldfmith that he was in great diftrefs, and, as it was not in Ml power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as foon as pojjible. I fent him a guinea, and promifed to come to him direflly. I accordingly went as...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...exact narration : " I received one morning a meflage from poor Goldfmith that he was in great diftrefs, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as foon as poffible. I fent him a guinea, and promifed to come to him directly. I accordingly went as...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 20

1791 - 542 pages
...narration : " I received one morning a nteffagt from poor Goklfmith, that he was in gieat cintréis, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to hiiii as loon as poUible. I lent him a guinea, and proiMied to cuine to him úiuClly. I accordingly...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...when this novel was sold. I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration : — ' I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith...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,...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...when this novel was sold. I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration : — ' I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith...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,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...interference, when this novel was sold. I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration : " I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith...come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, f 9 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...interference, when this novel was sold. 1 shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration : " 1 received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith...begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. 1 sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest,...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...bookseller, in a very remarkable manner. The circumstance was thus : " I received one morning," said Johnson, "a message from poor Goldsmith, that he was in great...begging that I would come to him, as soon as possible. I gent him a guinea, and promised, to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was drest,...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...acqnainted with Dr. Johnson, the latter one morning received a message from him, signifying that ho was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to come to Johnson, begging that Johnson would come to him as soon as possible. Johnson, who had a most liberal...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 83, Part 1

1813 - 778 pages
...Vicar of Wakefield was sold. I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration : " 1 received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith...as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to eome to him directly. 1 accordingly went to him as soon as I was drest, and found that his landlady...
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