 | 1837 - 860 pages
...; I told him I was empowered to pay most liberally fur his exertions ; and would you believe it, he was so absurd as to say, ' I can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the asststance, therefore, you offer ii unnecessary to me ; ' an J so I left him,' added... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 522 pages
...sent to him a carte blanche to procure his pen for the administration. His answer was memorable ; " I can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance, therefore, you offer is unnecessary to me." With all his ease, his readiness... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pages
...pay most liberally for his exertions, and, would you believe it ! he was so absurd as to say — '/ can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance therefore you offer, is unnecessary to me,' and so I left him," added Dr.... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...pay most liberally for his exertions, and, would you believe it! he was so absurd as to say— ' / can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance therefore you offer is unnecessary to me,' and so I left him," added Dr.,... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 pages
...pay most liberally for his exertions, and, would you believe it ! he was so absurd as to say, — 1 can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance therefore you offer is unnecessary to me, and so I left him,' added Dr.... | |
 | People - 1845 - 348 pages
...assist him ! " Goldsmith having been, on an after occasion, subjected to a similar charge of idiotcy in the affairs of the world, was so absurd as to say,...that of Goldsmith: — "I was bred to the plough, arid am independent." These men— to whom must be added one Andrew Marvels-ore content with an honestly-earned,... | |
 | Tracts for the people - 1847 - 800 pages
...him that I was empowered to pay most liberally for his eicrtious ; and, would you believe it '. he was so absurd as to say, " I can earn as much as will supply my wants without -writing for any party ; the assistance you offer is therefore unnecessary to me." " And so I left him," added the... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...told him how I was empowered to pay most liberally for hie exertions ; and, would you believe it ! he was so absurd as to say, ' I can earn as much as can supply my wants, without writing for any party ; the assistance you offer is therefore unnecessary... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 pages
...him that I was empowered to pay most liberally for ' his exertions ; and, would you believe it ! he was so absurd ' as to say, " I can earn as much as will supply my wants ' " without writing for any party ; the assistance you offer ' " is therefore unnecessary to me." And so I left him,' added... | |
 | 1848 - 524 pages
...told him that I was empowered to pay most liberally for his exertions, and, would you be>lieve it, he was so absurd as to say : " I can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance you offer is therefore unnecessary to me." And so I left him in his garret.'... | |
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I was empowered to pay most liberally for his exertions ; and, would you believe it ! he was so absurd as to say ' I can earn as much as will supply my wants without writing for any party ; the assistance you offer is therefore unnecessary to me... 
