 He now (about 1744) came to London a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket.  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 25by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1813Full view - About this book
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...at Queen's College, Oxford. About the year 1744, according to, Dr Johnson, he came up to London, " with many projects in his head and very little money in his pocket," which indeed was very much Dr Johnson's own equipment on his first appearance in the metropolis. For... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 pages
...commiseration." Collins had come to London about 1744, " a literary adventurer," as Johnson writes, " with many projects in his head and very little money in his pockets." The two met for the first time soon after, became friends, and, we may readily fancy, may... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pages
...commiseration." Collins had come to London about 1744, " a literary adventurer," as Johnson writes, " with many projects in his head and very little money in his pockets." The two met for the first time soon after, became friends, and, we may readily fancy, may... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 pages
...educated at Oxford. 186 187 About 1744 he suddenly left Oxford, and came to London, a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket. He designed many works, but either had not perseverance in himself, or the frequent calls of immediate necessity broke his schemes,... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1878 - 772 pages
...and at Queen's College, Oxford. About the year 1744, according to Dr Johnson, he came up to London, "-with many projects in his head and very little money in his pocket," which indeed was very much Dr Johnson's own equipment on his first appearance in the metropolis. For... | |
 | Magdalen College (University of Oxford) - 1879 - 452 pages
...now gladly advert. " He came to London," says Johnson (Lives of the Poets}, " a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money...many works; but his great fault was irresolution, or the frequent calls of immediate necessity broke his schemes, and suffered him to pursue no settled... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 424 pages
...poet, and the very year of Pope's death witnessed the advent in London of " a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head and very little money in his pocket." No poets could be less indebted to their illustrious predecessors. They took an independent course,... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 426 pages
...very year of Pope's Th1°£"1££y> death witnessed the advent in London of " a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head and very little money in his pocket." No poets could be less indebted to their illustrious predecessors. They took an independent course,... | |
 | Henry James Nicoll - 1886 - 478 pages
...contemptuously, as destitute of Orientalism, calling them his "Irish Eclogues." About 1744 he came to London, " with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket." Though depending for his means of support on the liberality of a relative, he was dissipated and profuse... | |
 | William Cushing - 1888 - 328 pages
...; educ. at Winchester Sehool and at Oxford ; about 1744 he went to London " a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket." Collins, William Lucas, 1817-87. WLC An English miscellaneous writer ; educ. at Jesus Coll., Oxford... | |
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