 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 290 pages
...call the first floor down the chimney ; and, knocking at the door, a voice from within demanded, Wha's there? My conductor answered, that it was him. But...querist, the voice again repeated the demand ; to which h« answered loudbefore ; and now the door was opened by .,r an old woman with cautious reluctance.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 260 pages
...him. But this not fatisfying the querift, the voice again repeated the demand ; to which he anfwered louder than before, and now the door was opened by an old maid icrvant with cautious reluctance. WHE N we were got in, he welcomed me to his houfe with great... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...him; but this not fatisfyiog the quenlt, the voice ai; iin repeated the demand: to which he aiil.yeted louder than before; and now the door' was opened by...an old woman with cautious reluctance. When we were crt in, he welcomed me to- his houfe with great ceremony; and turning to the old woman, afked where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...him. But this not fatisfying the querift, the voice again repeated the demand ; to which he anfwered louder than before, and now the door was opened by an old maid fervant with cautious reluftance. When we were got in, he welcomed me to his •houfe with great... | |
 | 1799 - 334 pages
...him. But this not fatisfying the querifl, the voice again repeated the demand, to which he anfwered louder than before ; and now the door was opened by an old maid-fervant, with cautious reluctance. When we were got in he welcomed me to hishoufe with great ceremony,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 288 pages
...him. But this not fatisfying the querift, the voice again repeated the demand : to which he anfwered louder than before ; and now the door was opened by an old woman with cautious reluftance. When we were got in, he welcomed me to his houfe with great ceremony; and, turning to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...the chimney; and knocking at the door, a voice, with a Scotch accent, from within demanded, * Wha's there?' My conductor answered, that it was him. But...repeated the demand ; to which he answered louder than hefore; and now the door was opened by an old maid servant with cautious reluctance. When we were got... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...the chimney ; and knocking at the door, a voice, with a Scotch accent, from within demanded, ' Wha's there ?' My conductor answered, that it was him. But...than before ; and now the door was opened by an old maid servant with cautious reluctance. When we were got in, he welcomed me to his house with great... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...with a Scotch accent, from « ¡thin, demanded " Wha's there?" My conductor answered, that it was be. But this not satisfying the querist, the voice again repeated the demand ; to which he ¡¡lowered londer than before, and now the door was opened by an old maid-servant with cautious reluctance.... | |
 | 1827 - 446 pages
...the chimney ; and knocking at the door, a voice, with a Scotch accent, from within, demanded, ' Wha's there?' My conductor answered, that it was him. But...than before ; and now the door was opened by an old maidservant, with cautious reluctance. When we were got in, he welcomed me to his house with great... | |
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By this time we were arrived as high as the stairs would permit us to ascend, till we came to what he was facetiously pleased to call the first floor down the chimney; and, knocking at the door, a voice from within demanded 'who's there? 
