| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...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 the Allotment of the Prize to the Univerfities. But when the Time came, no Name was feen among the Writers that had been ever feen before... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 pages
...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 the Allotment of the Prize to the Univerfities. But when the Time came, no Name was feen among the Writers that had been ever feen before... | |
| 1774 - 390 pages
...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 pages
...prize was 50 1. for which, being but newly. acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50 1. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of...competitors; and offered the allotment of the prize to the univerfities. But when the time came, no name was feen among the writers that had been ever feen before;... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...prize was 501. for which, being but newly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 501. extremely great, he expected the firft authors of...competitors; and offered the allotment of the prize to the univerfities. But when the time came, no name was feen among the writers that had been ever feen before;... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...but newly 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 offered the allotment of the prize to the univerfities. But when the time came, no name was feen among the writers that had been ever feen before;... | |
| 1795 - 408 pages
...newly acquainted with wealth, and thinking the influence of 50l. extremely great, he expected the rirft authors of the kingdom to appear as competitors, and offered the allotment of the prize to the univerfities. But when the time came, no name was feen among the writers that had been ever feen before... | |
| 1798 - 560 pages
...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... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 pages
...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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