| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...be it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title: — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D., to Philip Dormer Stanhope,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...be it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title : — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D.. to Philip Dormer Stanhope,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I Waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,8 one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...been pushing on my work thrc.ugh difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought is at last to the verge of publication, without one act...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 acquainted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...pleased to hear his all neglected, be it ever so little Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since 1 waited in your outward room,' or was repulsed from...one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, qr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The Shepherd... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of 1754. encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatJE^ ment I did not expect, for I never had a... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time 1 have been pushing on my work through difficulties,...word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such Such treatment I did not expect, for I never bad a patron before. • " The shepherd in Virgil grew... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pages
...now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time 1 have been pushing on my work through difficulties,...which it is useless to complain, and have brought i: at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...it ever so little. • " 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 tiifficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it,' at last, to the verge. of... | |
| David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 pages
...continued his labours, and, almost, in the words of Dr. Johnson to Lord Chesterfield, brought his work to " the " verge of publication, without " one act...word " of encouragement, or one smile " of favour." It is comprised in 7 vols. Svo. Mr. Maurice has never had any ecclesiastical preferment ; but it appears,... | |
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