 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 Seiten
...corporal. But that was not my good fortune : I soon fell sick ; and, when I became good for nothing, got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket, which I saVed in the service. This was at the beginning of the present war ; so I hoped to be set on... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 252 Seiten
...'not my good fortune to have any promotion, ' { for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to re" turn home again with forty pounds in my " pocket. This...beginning of the " prefent war, and I hoped to be fet on (hore ** and to have the pleafure of {pending my " money; but the government wanted men, " and fo I... | |
 | 1784 - 862 Seiten
...not my good fortune to have any promotion -, for I foon feil fick, and Го got leave to return borne again, with forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the late war; and I hoped to be fct on fliore, a cd to have the pleafure of fpending my money : but the... | |
 | 1786 - 782 Seiten
...corporal. . But that was not my good fortune ¡ I foon fell fick ; and when I became good for nothing, got leave to return, home again, with forty pounds in my pocket, which I fav«d in the fervice. Thi» was at the beginning of fh« urefent war ; fo I hoped to be fet... | |
 | 1792 - 494 Seiten
...captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foo» fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with...pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the prefcnt war, and I hoped to be Set on ihorc, and " xo have the plcafure of Spending my moneys " but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 Seiten
...was not my good fortune to have any promo" tion, for I foon tell fick, and fo got leave to re" turn home again with forty pounds in my pocket. *' This was at the beginning of the prefenfwar, " and I hoped to be fet on fhore, and to hare the " pleafure of fpending my money ; but... | |
 | 482 Seiten
...read or write, our captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave...forty pounds in my pocket. This was at the beginning ot the prefent war, and I hoped to be fet on fhore, and to have the pleafure of fpending my money ;... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1793 - 620 Seiten
...lead or write, our Captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fo;tune to have any promotion; for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with 40*!. in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the late war, and 1 hoped to be fet on fi.rn-. and... | |
 | 1793 - 586 Seiten
...read or write, our Captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good foitune to have any promotion ; for I foon fell fick, and fo got leave to return home again with 40!. in my pocket. This was at the beginning of the late war, and 1 hoped to. be fet on ¿höre, and... | |
 | 1795 - 94 Seiten
...made me a corporil. But it was not my good fortune to have any pronotion, for I soon fell sick, and so got leave to return home again with forty pounds in my pocket, fhis was at the beginning of the present war, and I loped to be set on shore, and to have the pleasure... | |
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I hoped to be set on shore, and to have the pleasure of spending my money ; but the government wanted men, and so I was pressed for a sailor before ever I could set foot on shore. 
