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" I was drest, 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... "
Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the ... - Page 481
by James Boswell - 1799
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The Amenities of Book-collecting and Kindred Affections

Alfred Edward Newton - 1918 - 584 pages
...poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to come to me, begged that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent...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 calm, and began...
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English Literature

Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 pages
...as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, 90 at which he was in 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 calm, and began...
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The Story of Doctor Johnson: Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

Sydney Castle Roberts - 1919 - 210 pages
...poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to 1 See p. 46. RB j. 7 come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon...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 calm, and began...
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London in Literature

Alfred H. Headley - 1920 - 294 pages
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Bulletin of the Rosenberg Library

Rosenberg Library - 1920 - 522 pages
...and found that hia landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. 1 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 calm, and began...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1922 - 352 pages
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Boswell's Johnson: The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1923 - 372 pages
...appeared. Then, to be sure, it was accidentally worth more money." Mrs. Piozzi and Sir John Hawkins have strangely misstated the history of Goldsmith's...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 calm, and began...
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The Outline of Literature, Volume 2

John Drinkwater - 1923 - 528 pages
...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...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 calm, and began...
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Three English Comedies: She Stoops to Conquer, The Rivals, The School for ...

Alban Bertram De Mille - 1924 - 552 pages
...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...already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork in the bottle, desired him to be calm, and began to...
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Century Types of English Literature Chronologically Arranged

George William McClelland - 1925 - 1180 pages
...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...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 calm, and began...
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