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Memoirs Of The Late . Dr. Paul Hiffernan.
ducing some whimsical event . On their leaving the coffee-house about one o ' clock' in the morning , Mr . D . nsked the Doctor permission to see him home . This was a question of all others the Doctor was least willing to answer ; however , after pausing for some time , " he thanked him for his civility ; but , as he lived in- the city , he could not think of iving him that trouble . " " None in the world , sir" said the
g , other ; " on the contrary it affords me the hig hest satisfaction . " To this the Doctor was obliged to subscribe , and they walked on arm in arm till they came to St . Paul ' s . Church-yard : " Pray , Doctor ( arriving at this point ) , " says Mr . D . "do you live much farther ? " " Oh , yes , sir , " says the Doctor , " and on this account I told you it would be giving you a great deal of trouble . " This revived the other ' s
civility , and on they marched till they reached the Royal Exchange . Here the question was asked again , when the Doctor , who found him lagging , and thought he could venture to name some place , replied , " he lived at Bow . " This answer decided the contest , Mr . D . confessed he was' not able to walk so far , particularly as he had business
in the morning which required his attendance at two o'clock , wished the Doctor a good ni ght , and walked back to his lodgings near Charingcross with great composure . The Doctor lived upon some terms of intimacy with most of the literati of his time , viz . Foote , Garrick , Murphy , Goldsmith , Kelly , Bickerstaffe , & c . and occasionally felt their patronage and beneficence . He had other houses of call as he used to express himself , where he was
entertained , and where he found a ready subscription for his publications ; his real expence of living , therefore , must have been very trifling , if we deduct from it the high price'he paid for his time and independence , but in these he himself was the lowest valuator . Garrick often relieved him , and Hiffernan was vain enough to think he repaid him ban occasional epigram or paragraph in praise of his
y talents , both of which he was very far from excelling in . Foote had him upon easier terms , he entertained him upon no other principle than that of amusement , and relieved him from the impulse of humanity , of which the following is a peculiar instance , and which the Doctor used to relate as a proof , amongst many others , of his friend ' s
generosity . Foote meeting Hiffernan one morning rather early in the Hayr market , asked him how he was ? " Why , faith , but so , so , " replied the Doctor . " What , the old disorder—impecuniosity—I suppose ( here the Doctor shook his head ) : Well , my little Bayes , let me prescribe for you ; I have been lucky last night at play , and I'll give you as many guineas as you have shillings in your pocket ; come , make the
experiment . " Hiffernan most readily assenting , pulled out seven shillings , and Foote , with as much readiness , gave him seven guineas , adding with a laugh , " You see , Paul , Fortune is not such a b— -ch as you imagine , for she has been favourable to me last night , and equally so to you this morning . " Where the Doctor generally lodged , he had the dexterity ( for purposes only known to himself ) to congeal to the last hour of . his life .
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Memoirs Of The Late . Dr. Paul Hiffernan.
ducing some whimsical event . On their leaving the coffee-house about one o ' clock' in the morning , Mr . D . nsked the Doctor permission to see him home . This was a question of all others the Doctor was least willing to answer ; however , after pausing for some time , " he thanked him for his civility ; but , as he lived in- the city , he could not think of iving him that trouble . " " None in the world , sir" said the
g , other ; " on the contrary it affords me the hig hest satisfaction . " To this the Doctor was obliged to subscribe , and they walked on arm in arm till they came to St . Paul ' s . Church-yard : " Pray , Doctor ( arriving at this point ) , " says Mr . D . "do you live much farther ? " " Oh , yes , sir , " says the Doctor , " and on this account I told you it would be giving you a great deal of trouble . " This revived the other ' s
civility , and on they marched till they reached the Royal Exchange . Here the question was asked again , when the Doctor , who found him lagging , and thought he could venture to name some place , replied , " he lived at Bow . " This answer decided the contest , Mr . D . confessed he was' not able to walk so far , particularly as he had business
in the morning which required his attendance at two o'clock , wished the Doctor a good ni ght , and walked back to his lodgings near Charingcross with great composure . The Doctor lived upon some terms of intimacy with most of the literati of his time , viz . Foote , Garrick , Murphy , Goldsmith , Kelly , Bickerstaffe , & c . and occasionally felt their patronage and beneficence . He had other houses of call as he used to express himself , where he was
entertained , and where he found a ready subscription for his publications ; his real expence of living , therefore , must have been very trifling , if we deduct from it the high price'he paid for his time and independence , but in these he himself was the lowest valuator . Garrick often relieved him , and Hiffernan was vain enough to think he repaid him ban occasional epigram or paragraph in praise of his
y talents , both of which he was very far from excelling in . Foote had him upon easier terms , he entertained him upon no other principle than that of amusement , and relieved him from the impulse of humanity , of which the following is a peculiar instance , and which the Doctor used to relate as a proof , amongst many others , of his friend ' s
generosity . Foote meeting Hiffernan one morning rather early in the Hayr market , asked him how he was ? " Why , faith , but so , so , " replied the Doctor . " What , the old disorder—impecuniosity—I suppose ( here the Doctor shook his head ) : Well , my little Bayes , let me prescribe for you ; I have been lucky last night at play , and I'll give you as many guineas as you have shillings in your pocket ; come , make the
experiment . " Hiffernan most readily assenting , pulled out seven shillings , and Foote , with as much readiness , gave him seven guineas , adding with a laugh , " You see , Paul , Fortune is not such a b— -ch as you imagine , for she has been favourable to me last night , and equally so to you this morning . " Where the Doctor generally lodged , he had the dexterity ( for purposes only known to himself ) to congeal to the last hour of . his life .