| James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, an calculate, Mrs. Williams had about thirty-five...her expenses were small, tea and bread and butter assistance9, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
| 1836 - 342 pages
...neglected, 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...useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the very verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1839 - 412 pages
...Patronage should be no more ! ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...assistance,! one word of encouragement, or one smile of favor. ' The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks.... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 pages
...neglected, 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...useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the very verge of publication, withouf one act .of assistance, one word oi' encouragement, or one *mile... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is wefl pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so tittle. "Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited...smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for 1 never had a patron before. "The Shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with Love, and found him a native... | |
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton - 1843 - 304 pages
...Lord Chesterfield, says : ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smib of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before." " Ah !" said Mr.... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 724 pages
...against relying on patrons. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time...work, through difficulties of which it is useless lo complain, and have brought it at laal to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,... | |
| People - 1845 - 346 pages
...following sarcastic strain : " Seven years, my lord, have now passed 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 cnocuragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before."... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 pages
...now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which lime I have been pushing on my work* through difficulties,...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,-)one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last... | |
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