 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence bas enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with eo little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence med the noon-tide hour expired, And, though unwearied,...loath,' We to our simple meal retired ; The sportive less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has euablcd ше $ 1 shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with lees ; for I have... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on...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 myself with so... | |
 | 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 ;...though I should 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...or to be unwilling that the publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on...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 myself with so... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...; or to be unwilling that the 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 no little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. " Having carried...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 myself with so... | |
 | 1850 - 450 pages
...be nnwilling that thé public should coiisider me as owing thaï lo a patron, \vhich Providence bas enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far wilh so little obligation to auy l'avourcr of learning, I shall not be disappoiuled, (1) My allendance.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence — claim a grateful less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so... | |
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I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron... 
