My very slender fortune, however, being unsuitable to this plan of life, and my health being a little broken by my ardent application, I was tempted, or rather forced, to make a very feeble trial for entering into a more active scene of life. In 1734,... The Scots Magazine - Seite 21777Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Stephen Buckle - 2007 - 223 Seiten
...was secretly devouring. My very slender fortune, however, being unsuitable to this plan of life, and my health being a little broken by my ardent application,...very feeble trial for entering into a more active scene of life. In 1734, 1 went to Bristol, with some recommendations to eminent merchants, but in a... | |
| Susan Manning, Francis D. Cogliano - 2008 - 236 Seiten
...journey, at the age of 23, was to the larger seascape of the English Atlantic. In February 1734 he was 'tempted, or rather forced, to make a very feeble Trial for entering into a more active Scene of Life'. He set out to London, and on to Bristol, where he launched himself on a mercantile... | |
| Harriott Ely Fansler - 1911 - 716 Seiten
...slender fortune, however, being unsuitable to this plan of life, and my health being a little broker; by my ardent application, I was tempted, or rather...very feeble trial for entering into a more active scene of life. In 1734 I went to Bristol with some recommendations to several eminent merchants, but... | |
| 1777 - 750 Seiten
...fortune, however, being undatable to this plan of life, and my health being a little broken by my an'ent application, I was tempted, or rather forced, to make a very feeble trial for entering; into a more aftive fcene of lifs. la 1734, 1 went to Briltol, with, fume recommendations to eminent merchants,... | |
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