 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...and liad got a bottle of Madeira, and a glass before •Ira. I put the cork Into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means Dy which he might be extricated. He then told me that he lud a novel ready for the press, which 1*... | |
 | 1867 - 874 pages
...and had a bottle of madeira before him. Dr. Johnson adds, " I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the...He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced i" me. I looked into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady I should soon... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 486 pages
...i... DR. JOHNSON READING THE. VlCAR.' and a gloss before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the...means by which he might be extricated. He then told me he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it and saw its merit ; told... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 518 pages
...had got a bottle of " Madeira and a 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. He " then told that he had a novel ready for the press, which he " produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 1502 pages
...and " had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the " bottle, desired two's / press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the " landlady I shonld... | |
 | Richard Ashe King - 1910 - 370 pages
...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 to talk to him of the means by which he migjht be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the Press, which he produced to... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1911 - 664 pages
...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 to talk to him of the...He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon... | |
 | Harold Herbert Williams, Sir Harold Herbert Williams - 1911 - 448 pages
...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 to talk to him of the...means by which he might be extricated. He then told me he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it and saw its merit, told... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 pages
...before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to 1 Puppets. him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady I should return,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...before him. I put the cork into the 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 for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit; told the landlady I should return,... | |
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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. 
