 Seven years, my Lord, have now past, 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...  Lives of Milton and Addison - Σελίδα 199των Samuel Johnson, John Wight Duff - 1900 - 209 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 687 σελίδες
...it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one art of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile...favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had я patron before. " The Shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with Love, and found him a native of tbe... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825
...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 - 959 σελίδες
...complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one wri of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment...Shepherd, in Virgil, grew at last acquainted with low, and found him a native of the rocks. ' Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827
...last, to the verge of publication, without one act ot assistance,-!- one word of encouragement, nr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect,...grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a uatkc of the rocks. " Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 580 σελίδες
...at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance^ one word of encouragement, nr an useful. " To consider the act of prayer as a reposal of myself upon God, and a res "I he shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and lound him a native oí the rocks. "Is... | |
 | Joseph Hervey Hull - 1828 - 12 σελίδες
...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 unite of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. "The shepherd in... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 221 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
...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 assistance, 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
...itiyour nvter rooms, or was repulsed from your door, during which I have pushed my wjrk to the verge of publication without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour." The expressions, "a'uitai in your oatfr rouinsj" and " repulsed from your dour," certainly gave colour... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831
...your nuter rooms, or wai repulsedfrom your door, during which I have pushed my work to the verge of publication without one act of assistance, 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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