...mortality, and the dread of his own dissolution. " Poor dear Goldsmith," he tells Mr Langton, '• died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by the fear of distress. His debts began to be heavy, and all his resources were exhausted. But let not his frailties be remembered...

...letter so long unanswered, but I had nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, und poor Goldsmith is gone much further. He died of a...it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of ex pence. But let not his frailties be remembered ; he was a very great men. " I have just begun to...

...Eobertson and Hume. Even this proved insufficient to supply his wants ; and, in the words of Johnson, he " raised money and squandered it by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense." When the end came it was found that he was two thousand pounds in debt. " Was ever poet so...

...nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much farther. He died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by...it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered ; he was a very great man. " I have just begun to...

...letter 80 long unanswered, but 1 had nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much further. He died of a...believe, by the fear of distress. He had raised money and xquandered it, by every artitice of acquisition and folly of expence. But let not his frailties be...

...letter so long unanswered, but I had nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much further. He died of a...it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered; he was a very great man. " I have just begun to print...

...letter so long unanswered, but I had nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much further. He died of a...it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered; he was a very great man. " I have just begun to print...

...letter so long unanswered, but I had nothing particular to say. Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much further. • He died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by tha. fear of distress. He had raised money and squandered it, by every artifice of acquisition and...

...opinion that he owed not less than 2000^. Was ever poet so trusted before !" He subsequently writes, " He had raised money, and squandered it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered ; he was a very great man." It is still more deeply...

...fellow-creatures. Dr. Johnson put the whole matter succinctly when, upon the death of Goldsmith, he said : " Let not his frailties be remembered — he was a very great man ! " Men of genius are at least entitled to those ordinary civilities which enlightened communities...