 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
 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1846
...referring to the passage which speaks very incorrectly of his having received from Lord Chesterfield " not one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour." (I., 237.) It seems almost as incorrect to say, that he had never received one smile of favour ; for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848
...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...I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. precise and probable ground for Johnson's animosity than Boswell gives, by hinting that Johnson expected... | |
 | James Boswell, John Wilson Croker - 1848 - 874 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...smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for 1 never had a patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquaintcd with Lovct and found... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 704 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 smile of favour. ... Is ' not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on ' a man struggling for life in the... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 704 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 smile of favour. ... Is ' not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on ' a man struggling for life in the... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848
...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. ... Is ' not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on ' a man struggling for life in the... | |
 | 1848
...prospect of the trade-wind hard to move. ' The shepherd in Virgil,' said Johnson to Lord Chesterfield, ' grew at last acquainted with love, and found him a native of the rocks." Nor had adverse circumstances been without their effect upon the literary character itself. Covered... | |
 | 1849
...Chesterfield : " I have been pushing on my task through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favor." Why is Mr. Searjeant Talfourd, speaking of the late Mr. Barnes with reference to his editorship... | |
 | 1850
...to thé verge of publication, wilhoul onc act of assistance or one srnile of favour. Such trealmenl I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted wilh love, and found him a native of thé rocks. Is not a patron, myLord, onewho looks with unconceni... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851
...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...acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but... | |
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