 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 σελίδες
...CEconomy, and give their fecond Edition another Form, I may furely be contented without the Praife of Perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this Gloom...would it avail me ? I have protracted my Work till mofl of thofe whom I wifhed to pleafe have funk into the Grave, and Succefs and Mifcarriageare empty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 σελίδες
...CEconomy, and give their fecond Edition another Form, I may furely be contented without the Praife of Perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this Gloom...would it avail me ? I have protracted my Work till moft of thofe whom I wifhed to pleafe have funk into the Grave, anld Succefs and Mifcarriageare empty... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 σελίδες
...wonder the vigorous and splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. ' I (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection,...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave ; and success and miscarriage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 σελίδες
...wonder the vigorous and splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. ' I (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection,...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave ; and success and miscarriage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 σελίδες
...wonder the vigorous and splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " I (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection,...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave ; and success and miscarriage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 σελίδες
...of í'iaiicr, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may...without the praise of perfection, which, if I could «tein, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? 1 have protracted my werk till most of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 σελίδες
...critics of France, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its ceconomy, and give their second edition another form, I may...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 σελίδες
...wonder the vigorous and splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " 1 (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom oi solitude, what would it avail me ! 1 have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 σελίδες
...criticks of France, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its ceconomy, and give their second edition another form, I may...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 σελίδες
...criticks of France, when filty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its (economy, and give their second edition another form, I may...most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity,... | |
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I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. 
