 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 páginas
...Wealth, and thinking the Influence of fifty Pounds extremely great, he expected the firft Au* thours of the Kingdom to appear as Competitors} and offered...had been ever feen before ., the Univerfities and federal private Men re•jected the Province of affignihg' the Prize. At all this Mr. Caw wondered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 páginas
...Wealth, and thinking the Influence of fifty Pounds extremely great, he expected the firft Au» thours of the Kingdom to appear as Competitors} and offered...among the Writers that had been ever feen before ; the Univetfities and feveral private Men rejected the Province of afligning the Prize. At all this Mr,... | |
 | 1774 - 390 páginas
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50 1. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors; and...the univerfities and feveral private men rejected « This was laid in the beginning of the year 1781 ; and may be repeated in 1786. f The London Magazine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50 1. extremely great, he expe£ked the firft authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors; and...feen before; the univerfities and feveral private men reje&ed * This was faid in the beginning of the year 1781; and may be repeated in 1786. f The London... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...newly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 501. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors; and...feen before; the univerfities and feveral private men reje&ed » This was faid in the beginning of the year 1781; and may be repeated in 1786. •j. The... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 454 páginas
...ncxvly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50!. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of the kingdom to appear as 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 páginas
...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 - 648 páginas
...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 - 640 páginas
...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... | |
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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.... 
