 | English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...Con way an invitation to be under-fccretary ; and1 this invitation, both the character of the perfon, and my connections with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I returned to Edinburgh in 1769, veryopulent (for I poffeficd a revenue of loool, a-year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...invitation to be Under fecretary; and this invitation, both, the charafter of the perfon, and my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I...returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I pofleffed a revenue of joool. a year), healthy, and though fomewhat ilricken in years, with the profpeft... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...invitation to be Under-fecretary ; and this invitation, both the character of the pet Ton, ind my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I...returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I poflefled a re-. venue of loool. a year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in years, with the... | |
 | David Hume, Adam Smith - Philosophers - 1777 - 138 pages
...and this invitation, both the character of the perfon, and my connexions with 8 Lord 3o MYOWtfLIFE. Lord Hertford, prevented me! from declining. I returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I pofleffed a revenue of loool. a year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in years, with the profpeft... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...invitation to be Under-fecretary ; and this invitation, both the charafter of the perfon, and my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I...returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I pofleiTed a revenue of loool. a year), healthy, and though (bmewhat ftricken in years, with the profpeft... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 452 pages
...invitation to be Under-fecretarv; and this invitation , both the character of the perfon , and my connexions with Lord Hertford , prevented me from declining....returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I poffeffed a revenue of 1000 1. a-year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in years , with the prbfpecl... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 536 pages
...invitation to be Under-fecretary j and this invitation, both the character of the perfon, and my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I...returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I poffefled a revenue of loool. a-year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in years, with the proiped... | |
 | History - 1794 - 614 pages
...invitation to be under .fecretary; and this invitation, both the character of the perfon, ar.d my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I...returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent (for I poßefled a revenue of rccol. a year), healthy, and though fomewhat ftricken in years, with the profpeil... | |
 | History - 1805 - 608 pages
...invitation, tu be t>iider secretary; and ibis invitation, both the character ol the person, and my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I returned to Edinburgh in 176i>i very opulent (for 1 possessed a revenue of 10001. ».year), healthy, and though somewhat stricken... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 540 pages
...produce, as I had formerly made an experiment of a competeney. But in 1767 I received from Mr. Conway an invitation to be Under-secretary ; and this invitation, both the character of the person, and my connexions with Lord Hertford, prevented me from declining. I returned to Edinburgh in 1769, very opulent... | |
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I was desirous of trying what superfluity could produce, as I had formerly made an experiment of a competency. But, in 1767, I received from Mr. Conway an invitation to be Undersecretary; and this invitation, both the character of the person, and my connections... 
