 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...which, if I could «tein, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? 1 have protracted my werk till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and suc<'••'•••> and miscarriage are empty sounds ; I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillit/,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...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...have sunk into the grave; and success and miscarriage arc empty sounds. 1 therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in...protracted my work till most of those whom I wished t» please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are1 empty sounds. I therefore dismiss... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...change its eeconomy, and give their second editiqn another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in...have protracted my work till most of those whom I wilied to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...change its oeconomy, and give their second edition another form, I may surely be coutented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in...wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success andmiscarriage are empty sounds. 1 therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 pages
...perfection, which, if I ct old obtain, in Ibis gloom of solitude, what would it avail me! I have protraced my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the fan. and snccesa and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore dismiss it with tipd tranquillity,... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1812 - 376 pages
...received the welcome of the friends whom I met. As I have not, like Johnson, " protracted my work, til" most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave," I cannot say, like him, that I " dismiss it with frigid tranquillity." On the contrary, while it will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pages
...change its ceconomy, and give their second edition another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in...I have protracted my work till most of those whom J wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore... | |
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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. 
