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" This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money to procure my passage. As soon as I was master of nine guineas, the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a steerage passage in the first ship that was to... "
The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ... - Page 526
by Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 547 pages
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...off six hundred copies, of which I had got sub" scriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — " My vanity was highly gratified by the reception "...with from the public ; and besides, I " pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty " pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as " I was thinking of indenting...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

English poetry - 1801 - 860 pages
...threw off fix hundred copies, of which I had got fubfcriptions for about three hundred and fifty,— My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I met with from the public; and befides, I pocket ed, all expences deelufled, nearly twenty pounds. This fum came very feaibnably,...
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...fix hundred copies, of which I had got lubfcriplions /or about three hundred and fifty. Mv vanity wa^ highly gratified by the reception I met with from the public ; and bclides, I pocketed, a!I expenles deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This turn came very fcafonably, as...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I...with from the public ; and besides I pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very 'seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty—My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I met...with from the public ; and besides I pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I met with from the public ; and be^ sides I pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as...
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The prose works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...off six hundred copies, of which I had got O 2 subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I...nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as 1 was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money to procure my passage. As soon as I was master...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life ..., Issue 670, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I...deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonally, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money to procure my passage. As soon...
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The British Prose Writers...

British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I...with from the public ; and besides I pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting...
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Letters, Volumes 1-2

Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...threw off six hundred copies, of which I had got subscriptions for about three hundred and fifty. — My vanity was highly gratified by the reception I...with from the public ; and besides I pocketed, all expenses deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting...
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