 The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 77by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pages
...water, and then encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased t» take of rny labors, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and can not impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 pages
...water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early had been...I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 pages
...water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it, till I am solitary and cannot impart itf , till I am known and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1852 - 568 pages
...water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help I The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it. I hope, it is no very cynical asperit}^,... | |
 | 1852 - 590 pages
...water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it. I hope, it is no very cynical asperity,... | |
 | Ian Ousby - 1996 - 452 pages
...water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed ... till I am known and do not want it.' Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith) 1874-1936 Poet, novelist, writer of DETECTIVE... | |
 | 298 pages
...water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it." Charles Dickens caricatured Chesterfield... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pages
...water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am SOUtary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. SAMUEL JOHNSON, (1709-1784) British... | |
 | Greg Clingham - 1997 - 290 pages
...as a lethally accurate missile. "The notice which you have been pleased to take of my Labours . . . has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it, till I am solitary and cannot impart it, till I am known and do not want it": it is the spat-out closing monosyllables... | |
 | James Boswell - 1998 - 1540 pages
...water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been...till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till 1 am solitary, and cannot impart it ;* till I am known, and do not want it. 1 hope it is no very cynical... | |
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