 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 sidor
...repulsed from your door; during which time " I have been pushing on my work through dif" ficulties, of which it is useless to complain, " and have brought it at last to the verge of pub" lication, without one act of assistance, one " word of encouragement, or one smile of favour.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 sidor
...waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time, I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless...never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with love, and found him a native of the rocks. Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 sidor
...waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time, I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless...neVer had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with love, and found him a native of the rocks. Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 sidor
...waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on st in one common storm with all the great ; Distrest...wit, When one a Borough courts, and one the Pit. The art of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Johnson - 1825 - 508 sidor
...waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time, I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless...to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the f verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour.... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 sidor
...encouragement did Lord Chesterfield give to Dr. Johnson ? He suffered him to conclude his Herculean work " without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour;" and when the mighty task was ended, he published two contemptible papers in favour of it, as baits... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 sidor
...waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless...of publication, without one act of assistance, one wri of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 sidor
...was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difliculties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...last, to the verge of publication^ without one act of assistance0, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 sidor
...last, to the verge of publication, without one act ot assistance,-!- one word of encouragement, nr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect,...grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a uatkc of the rocks. " Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 sidor
...outward roomsVor was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my workthrough upts n ]>eople, and destroys the spirit of liberty....not give half a guinea to live under one form of nr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect for I never had a Patron before. "I he shepherd... | |
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Seven years, My Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms or was repulsed from your door, during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge... 
