 I returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented itself was an immense folio of a brief, twenty golden guineas wrapped up beside it, and the name...  La Belle Assemblée - Page 3191818Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 428 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented...the back of it. I paid my landlady — bought a good dinner —gave Bob Lyons a share of it — and that dinner was the date of my prosperity." Such was... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...— I returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where alone could have found a library, the first object which presented...the back of it. I paid my landlady — bought a good dinner — gave Bob Lyons a share of it — and that dinner was the date of my prosperity." Such was... | |
 | 1818 - 498 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Jwaler alone could have found a library, the first object which presented...itself was an immense folio of a brief, twenty golden guinea* wrapped up bcfide it, nml the immc of Old Bob Lynns marked upon (he back of it. I paid my landlady... | |
 | 1824 - 462 pages
...desperation. When I opened the doorof my study, where Lavatcr alone could have found a library, tbe first object which presented itself was ; an immense folio of a brief, twenty golden guineas vn> up beside it, and the name of Old R,,ii Lt/otit mark j [ the back of it!! — I paid my landlady—bough... | |
 | 1819 - 426 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented itself was an immense folio of a brief, 20 golden guineas wrapped up beside it, and the name of Old Bob Lyons marked upon the back of it. I... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1822 - 434 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented...Old Bob Lyons marked upon the back of it. I paid my landlady—-bought a good dinner—-gave Bob Lyons a share of it—and that dinner was th,e date of... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented itself was an immense folio of a brief, 20 golden guineas wrapped up beside it, and the name of Old Bob Lyons, marked upon the back of it.... | |
 | 1826 - 368 pages
...returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study, where Lavater alone could have found a library, the first object which presented itself was an immense folio of a brief, 20 golden guineas wrapped up beside it, and the name of Old Bob Lyons marked upon the back of it. I... | |
 | 1826 - 492 pages
...home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of in y study, where Lavater , alone could have found a library, the first object which presented itself was an immense 'olio of a brief,, 20 golden guineas wrapped up beside it, aud the name ot Old Bob Lyons marked upon... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 258 pages
...VII. 2 A almost in desperation. When I opened the door of my study — where Lavater alone could have found a library — the first object which presented...name of old Bob Lyons marked upon the back of it, and that dinner was the date of my prosperity." Such was his own account of his professional advancement.... | |
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