 | 1774 - 390 pàgines
...Wealth, and thinking the Influence of fifty Pounds extremely great, he expe£ted the firft Au; thours of the Kingdom to appear as Competitors; and offered the Allotment of the Prize t6.the Urii• verfities. But when the'Time came, ~no.Name was feen among the Writers that had been... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 454 pàgines
...which, being but ncxvly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50!. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of the kingdom to appear...competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the univeriities. But when the time came, no name was feen among the writers that had been ever feen before... | |
 | 1798 - 560 pàgines
...wealth, and thinking the influence of 50!. extremely great, lie c.\p<;£ted the firll authors of die kingdom to appear as competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the univerfities. Eut when the time c.ime, no name was fecn among the writers that had been ever leen before ; the univerfities... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pàgines
...acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of fifty pounds extremely great, he expected the first authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the universities. But when the time came, no name was seen among the writers that had ever been seen before... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pàgines
...acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of fifty pounds extremely great, he expected the first authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the universities. But when the time came, no name was seen among the writers that had ever been seen before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 pàgines
...Magazine ceafed to exiil in 1785, P 4 wealth, wealth, and thinking the influence of 50 1. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of the kingdom to appear...came, no name was feen among the writers that had ever been feen before ; the univerfities and Jeveral private men rejected the province of affigning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 554 pàgines
...exift |n .1,7^5. - .,?. , and tliinking the influence of 50 1. extremely great, he expected the firfl authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors ;...came, no name was feen among the writers that had ever been feen before ; the univerfities and feveral private men rejected the province of afligning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pàgines
...acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of ot'50. extremely great", he expected the first authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors; and offered the allotment of the prize to the universities. But when the time came, no name was seen among the writers that had ever, teen seen before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pàgines
...and thinking the inflnence of 501. extremely great, he expected the first anthors of the kingdomito appear as competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the nniversities. Bnt when the time came, no name was seen among the writers that had ever been seen before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pàgines
...newly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 501. extremely great, he expected the first authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors; and offered the allotment of the prizes to the universities. But when the time came, no name was seen among the writers that had ever... | |
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The first prize was £.50, for which, being but newly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of £.50 extremely great, he expected the first authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors ; and offered the allotment of the prize to the universities.... 
