 Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 187by James Boswell - 1922Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, 1 ate all@ $ lees ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little...most humble, most obedient servant — SAM. JOHNSON. Reflections on Landing at lona. We were now treading that illustrious island which was once the luminary... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 pages
...heing a native of Ibe roclu" actually k*ta " meaning. " 330 " Having carried on my Work thus far wilb so little obligation to any favourer of learning ;...conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with so little...lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, "SAM. JoHusou6." "While this was the talk of the town 7, (says Dr. Adams, in a letter to me) I happened to-visit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with no little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall...disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be |H>s»ible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. " Having carried on my work thus far with so little...most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON." (2) (1) In this passage Dr. Johnson evidently alludes to the loss of his wife. We find the same tender... | |
 | 1850 - 450 pages
...tâche aussi loin sans avoir la moindre obligation à aucun protecteur des lettres, je ne serai pas though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I bave been long wakened from that dream of bope, in which I once boasted myself with so rauch exaltation,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has enabled me to do for myself. hamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid ; Thy ray lord — Your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant — 8дм. JOHNSON. The poetry of Johnson... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1851 - 592 pages
...to do for myself. " Having carried on my work, therefore, with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I...Your Lordship's most humble, " Most obedient servant, " SAMUEL JOHNSON." My concluding extract is of a very different description—as different as the character... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little...learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclnde it, if less be possible, with less; for I have been long awakened from that dream of hope,... | |
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