 The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.  Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson - Σελίδα 34των Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 323 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 σελίδες
...early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it — till I am solitary and cannot impart it — till I am known and do not want it." Still, want compelled Jobnson to continue a literary jobber, willing to aecept a single guinea from... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 σελίδες
...; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it, till I am solitary and rannot impart it, till I am known and do not want it. I hope it u no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1839 - 412 σελίδες
...hint a ' meaning.' kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known...my Work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning ; I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible,... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 744 σελίδες
...would have been kind, but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it — till I am solitary, and cannot impart it — till I am known, and do not want it." All authors, for want of some such institution, have laboured, or have yet to labour under the monopoly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 σελίδες
...early, had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known,...consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence bas enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with eo little obligation to any... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 σελίδες
...early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I b ߗ!&P 0 yh #' ? Z ? `ć6OL|djb i ...D Sz u N k N o zݟ ˹ } ei >7 ߓ ^ Ͽ v l VZ{bb _ӒF euablcd ше to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any... | |
 | 1844 - 602 σελίδες
...been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjuy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it." We do not mean to apply to our brethren, in its lull extent, the reproach of the Sage to the Courtier,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 σελίδες
...been earl}', had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known...which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. *The KnflUtt Dictionary. t Were time and printer's spare of no value, it were easy to wftih away certain... | |
 | People - 1845 - 346 σελίδες
...would hare been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope, therefore, it is no very cynical asperity, not to confer obligations where no benefit has been received... | |
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