 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 prose works of Robert Burns - Page 100by Robert Burns - 1816 - 705 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 762 pages
...-I was thinking of indenting myfelf, for want of money to procure a paflage. As foon as I was maftcr of nine guineas, the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a Peerage paflage in the firft fliip that was to fail fro* the Clyde, for Hungry ruin had me in the wind.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...was thinking of indenting myfelf, for want of money to procure a paflage. As foon as I was nwfi.'.'r of nine guineas, the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a fteerage paflage in the firft fliip that was to fail from ( the Clyde, for Hungry ruin had me in the... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 860 pages
...was thinking; of indenting myfelf, for want of money to procure my paifage. As icon asi was mafterof nine guineas, the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a fteerage paffage in the lirft fhip that was to fail from the Clyde, for ' Hungry ruin had me in the... | |
 | David Irving - English poetry - 1804 - 524 pages
...besides, I pocketed, all expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money...in the first ship that was to sail from the Clyde." He describes himself as skulking at this time from covert to covert under all the terrors of a jail... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 636 pages
...besides, I pocketed, all expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money,...Clyde ; for Hungry ruin had me in the wind. I had for some days been skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 616 pages
...besides, I pocketed, all expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money,...from the Clyde ; for Hungry ruin had me in the wind. 1 had for some days been skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 616 pages
...expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of in* denting myself, for want of money, to procure my passage....soon as I was master of nine guineas, the price of \vafting me to the torrid zone, I took a steerage passage in the first ship that was to sail from the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want ROBERT BURNS. . 5j want of money to procure my passage. As soon as I...the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a steeragepassage in the first ship that was to sail from the Clyde; for " Hungry ruin had me in the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want want of money to procure my passage. As soon as I...the price of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a steeragepassage in the first ship that was to sail from the Clyde ; for " Hungry ruin had me in the... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...This sum eame very seasonahly, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money to proeure my passage. As soon as I was master of nine guineas, the priee of wafting me to the torrid zone, I took a steerage passage in the first ship that was to sail... | |
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