 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. - Pagina 187door James Boswell - 1922Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1855 - 768 pagina’s
...me to do for myself. " Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I...exultation. " My lord, your lordship's most humble and most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON." 11. " Triumphal arch! that fill'st the sky \Vhen storms... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 336 pagina’s
...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...conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for 1 have been long wakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1855 - 572 pagina’s
...should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream oft hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much...most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON." And thus must the rebellious " Sam. Johnson" turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the wondrous chaos... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1855 - 786 pagina’s
...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 obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be possible,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pagina’s
...public should consider me as owing that '.•a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1857 - 516 pagina’s
...public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do lor myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with so little...exultation, " My lord, your lordship's most humble and most obedient servant, " SAMUEL JOHKSOS." 11. " Triumphal arch ! that fill'st the sky When storms... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 600 pagina’s
...also, in the latter, that this of " Love's beiaf a native of ill* rocks" actually has a. "meaning." "Having carried on my Work thus far with so little...should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : fur I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pagina’s
...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 obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 640 pagina’s
...me to do for myself. '' Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I...humble, "Most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON."} Several minor points in this letter require a passing notice. The reader will perceive what amount... | |
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