 Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the 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;...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 186door James Boswell - 1922Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pagina’s
...before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who. looks with unconcern...struggling for life in the water, and, when he has teached the ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pagina’s
...Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a Patron, ray Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached the ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pagina’s
...acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a Patron, fny Lord, one who look* with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached the ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 402 pagina’s
...allusion to the loss of his wife and to his present situation, is exquisitely beautiful : " The nolice which you have been pleased to take of my labours,...had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifi'erent, and cannot enjoy it : 3 Sec this matter explained in the Preface to the Adventurer, British... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 666 pagina’s
...The allusion to the loss of his wife and to his present situation, is exquisitely beautiful : "• The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, bad been kind : but it has been delayed till 1 am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it: til! 1 am solitary,... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1812 - 50 pagina’s
...suffer" him to repeat the application. It was, as Johnson also well expressed it, like the conduct of " one who looks -with unconcern on a man struggling...when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help." So, Mr. Jones was left to spend hours, and days, and weeks, in the search after particulars, to which... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pagina’s
...with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with Hnconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when...ground, encumbers him with help ? The notice which yon have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind : but it has been delayed... | |
 | 1814 - 568 pagina’s
...who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached the land, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had been kind ; but it has been delayed until I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pagina’s
...before. 'The Shepherd in Virgil, grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. 'Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitafry and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pagina’s
...encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for his life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you... | |
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