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Article ANECDOTES OF DR. GOLDSMITH. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
The Doctor used to tell this story with some humour , and never without an eulogium on the ingenuity of Pilkington , who could take him -in after so many years experience of his shifts ant ! contrivances ; " But how do ye think the fellow served me at last ? why , Sir , after sta 3 'ing away two years , he came one evenhif into my chambers , half drunk , as I was taking a glass of wine with Topham Beanclerc and General Olethorpe ; andsitting himself down
g , , with the most intolerable assurance enquired after my health and literary pursuits , as if we were upon the most friendl y footing . I was at first , said Goldsmith , so much ashamed of ever havinoknown such a fellow , that I stifled my resentment , and drew him into a conversation on such topics as I knew , he could talk upon , and in which , to do him justice , he acquitted himself very reputably ; when all of sudden
a , as if he recollected something , he pulled two papers out of his pocket , which he presented to me with great ceremony , saying , < Here , my dear friend , is a quarter of a pound of tea and a half pound of sugar I have brought you , for thouo- h it is not in my power at present to pay you the two guineas you so generously lent me nor man else shall ever have it to
, you any say that I want gratitude . ' This was too much , said the Doctor , I could no longer keep in my feelings , but desired him-to turn out of my chambers directly , which he very cooll y did , taking up his tea and sugar , and I never saw him afterwards . " Another instance of his extreme credulity happened one nic-ht at the Globe tavern , in Fleet-street ; a house at that time much
frequented by Goldsmith , Kelly , Dr . Kenrick , Glover , and many others of the literati . —The Doctor coming into the club-room , much fatigued from a shooting party , ordered some mutton chops for supper . The wags , finding out he had eat no dinner , and knowiriotheir man , wanted to play some tricks with him , and the moment the chops appeared , turned up their noses and drew off their chairs from the table . This alarming Goldsmithhe asked them whether
, ahy thing was the matter with the chops ? they at first evaded answering the question , but being earnestly pressed , they one and all announced them to stink , and wondered how the waiter dared serve up such to any of their friends . This was enough for Goldsmith ; he rang the bell for the waiter , and after abusing him in the most violent termsinsistedby of retaliation ( which by the b
, , way ye was hinted to him by the company ) , that he should sit down and eat them himself . The waiter , who by this time saw throuo-h the fun , with seeming reluctance complied ; which appeasing the ° Doctor ' s mighty wrath , he ordered a fresh supper for himself , and " a dram for the poor devil of a waiter , who might otherwise o- et sick from so nauseating a meal . "
Among the company who frequented the Globe , was an eminent Pig-Butcher , a good sort of man , who piqued himself not a little on his familiarity with Goldsmith . His constant manner of drinking to him . was , " Come , Noll , here ' s my service to you , old boy . Repeating this . one night in a larger company than usual , Gloves 3 P
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
The Doctor used to tell this story with some humour , and never without an eulogium on the ingenuity of Pilkington , who could take him -in after so many years experience of his shifts ant ! contrivances ; " But how do ye think the fellow served me at last ? why , Sir , after sta 3 'ing away two years , he came one evenhif into my chambers , half drunk , as I was taking a glass of wine with Topham Beanclerc and General Olethorpe ; andsitting himself down
g , , with the most intolerable assurance enquired after my health and literary pursuits , as if we were upon the most friendl y footing . I was at first , said Goldsmith , so much ashamed of ever havinoknown such a fellow , that I stifled my resentment , and drew him into a conversation on such topics as I knew , he could talk upon , and in which , to do him justice , he acquitted himself very reputably ; when all of sudden
a , as if he recollected something , he pulled two papers out of his pocket , which he presented to me with great ceremony , saying , < Here , my dear friend , is a quarter of a pound of tea and a half pound of sugar I have brought you , for thouo- h it is not in my power at present to pay you the two guineas you so generously lent me nor man else shall ever have it to
, you any say that I want gratitude . ' This was too much , said the Doctor , I could no longer keep in my feelings , but desired him-to turn out of my chambers directly , which he very cooll y did , taking up his tea and sugar , and I never saw him afterwards . " Another instance of his extreme credulity happened one nic-ht at the Globe tavern , in Fleet-street ; a house at that time much
frequented by Goldsmith , Kelly , Dr . Kenrick , Glover , and many others of the literati . —The Doctor coming into the club-room , much fatigued from a shooting party , ordered some mutton chops for supper . The wags , finding out he had eat no dinner , and knowiriotheir man , wanted to play some tricks with him , and the moment the chops appeared , turned up their noses and drew off their chairs from the table . This alarming Goldsmithhe asked them whether
, ahy thing was the matter with the chops ? they at first evaded answering the question , but being earnestly pressed , they one and all announced them to stink , and wondered how the waiter dared serve up such to any of their friends . This was enough for Goldsmith ; he rang the bell for the waiter , and after abusing him in the most violent termsinsistedby of retaliation ( which by the b
, , way ye was hinted to him by the company ) , that he should sit down and eat them himself . The waiter , who by this time saw throuo-h the fun , with seeming reluctance complied ; which appeasing the ° Doctor ' s mighty wrath , he ordered a fresh supper for himself , and " a dram for the poor devil of a waiter , who might otherwise o- et sick from so nauseating a meal . "
Among the company who frequented the Globe , was an eminent Pig-Butcher , a good sort of man , who piqued himself not a little on his familiarity with Goldsmith . His constant manner of drinking to him . was , " Come , Noll , here ' s my service to you , old boy . Repeating this . one night in a larger company than usual , Gloves 3 P