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" 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... "
Lives of Scottish poets [ed. by A. Sempil]. 3 vols. [in 6 pt.]. - Page 170
by Society of ancient Scots - 1821
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - 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....
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...expenses deducted, nearly twenty " pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as " I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of " money to procure my passage...." for, " Hungry ruin had me in the wind. "' I had been for some days skulking from co" vert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as " some ill-advised...
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - 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...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

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...
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The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on ..., Volume 2

David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money to procure my passage. As...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...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 pages
...expences deducted, nearly twenty pounds. This sum came very seasonably, as I was thinking of indenting myself, for want of money, to procure my passage....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...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - 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...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

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...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...I was master of nine guineas, 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 wind." " I had been for some days skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 1

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...
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