 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...recommended by the Dean. They fay he r is not afraid of the ftricteft examination, though he * is of fo long a journey, and will venture it if the * Dean thinks it neceflary, choofing rather to die upon * the road, than to be ftarved to death in tranflating « for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 642 pages
...recommended by the Dean. They fay he ' is not afraid of the ftri&eft examination, though he 4 is of fo long a journey, and will venture it if the ' Dean thinks it neceflary, choofing rather to die upon ' the road, than tp be ftarved to death in tranflating * for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...his only fubfiftence for fome time paft. " I fear there is more difficulty in this affair, than thofe good-natured gentlemen apprehend ; especially as their election cannot be delayed longer than the iith of next, month. If you fee this matter in the lame light that ic appears to me, I hope you will... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...difficulty of conferring such a favour upon a stranger, if he is recommended by the Dean. They say he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he...as their election cannot be delayed longer than the 11th of next month. If you see this matter in the same light that it appears to me, I hope you will... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...difficulty of conferring such a favour upon a stranger, if he is recommended by the Dean. They say he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he...as their election cannot be delayed longer than the Mth of next month. If you see this matter in the same light that it appears to me, I hope you will... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...difficulty of conferring such a favour upon a stranger, if he is recommended by the Dean. They say he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he...as their election cannot be delayed longer than the nth of next month. If you see this matter in the same light that it appears to me, I hope you will... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1820 - 540 pages
...man of genius in distress under the eye of a nobleman capable of feeling his merit! " They say he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he is. of so long a journey; and yet he will venture it, if the Dean thinks it necessary, chusing rather to die upon the road, than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...man of genius in distress under the eye of a nobleman capable of feeling his merit ! " They say he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he is of so long a journey ; and yet he will venture it, if the dean thinks it necessary, chasing rather to die upon the road, than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...difficulty of conferring such " a favour upon a stranger, if he is recom" mended by the Dean. They say he is not " afraid of the strictest examination, though " he is of so long a journey ; and yet he will " venture it, if the Dean thinks it necessary, " chusing rather to die upon the road, than... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...difficulty of conferring such a favour upon a stranger, if he is recommended by the Dean. They say, he is not afraid of the strictest examination, though he...booksellers ; which has been his only subsistence fpr some time past. " I fear there is more difficulty in this affair, than those good-natured gentlemen... | |
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Arts in their University. They highly extol the man's learning and probity ; and will not be persuaded, that the University will make any difficulty of conferring such a favour upon a stranger, if he is recommended by the Dean. They say, he is not afraid... 
