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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Goldy

The pet name given by Dr. Johnson to Oliver Goldsmith. Garrick said of him, “He wrote like an angel and talked like poor Poll.” (Born Nov. 29, 1728; died April 4, 1774.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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