 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 σελίδες
...pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment 1 did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 σελίδες
...ficulties, of which it is useless to complain, " and have brought it at last to the verge of pub" lication, without one act of assistance, one " word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. " Such treatment I did not expect, for I never " had a patron before. " The Shepherd in Virgil grew... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 σελίδες
...on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect ; for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 σελίδες
...on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect ; for I neVer had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Johnson - 1825 - 508 σελίδες
...work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the f verge of publication, without one act of assistance,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect ; for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 σελίδες
...encouragement did Lord Chesterfield give to Dr. Johnson ? He suffered him to conclude his Herculean work " without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour;" and when the mighty task was ended, he published two contemptible papers in favour of it, as baits... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 σελίδες
...pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. ' The Shepherd, in Virgil, grew at... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 σελίδες
...subdued, by its glowing and eloquent preface, which informs us that this great work was composed <f without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour." I am sorry to say, that Mr. Mason, even in the above Essay, discovers, in three instances, his animosity... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 σελίδες
...years since I waited inyour tjuter rooms, or was repulsed from your door, during which I have pushed my work to the verge of publication without one act of...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour." The expressions, " waited in your outer rooms" and " repulsed from your door," certainly gave colour... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 σελίδες
...years since 1 vailed in your nuter rooms, or wai repulsedfrom your door, during which I have pushed my work to the verge of publication without one act of...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour." The expressions, " waited in your outer rooms" and " repulsedfrom your door," certainly gave colour... | |
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Seven years, My Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms or was repulsed from your door, during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge... 
