| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...CEconomy, and give their fecond Edition another Form, I may furely be contented without the Praife of Perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this Gloom...would it avail me ? I have protracted my Work till mofl of thofe whom I wifhed to pleafe have funk into the Grave, and Succefs and Mifcarriageare empty... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...CEconomy, and give their fecond Edition another Form, I may furely be contented without the Praife of Perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this Gloom...would it avail me ? I have protracted my Work till moft of thofe whom I wifhed to pleafe have funk into the Grave, anld Succefs and Mifcarriageare empty... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 páginas
...of í'iaiicr, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may...without the praise of perfection, which, if I could «tein, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? 1 have protracted my werk till most of... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 páginas
...wonder the vigorous and splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " 1 (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom oi solitude, what would it avail me ! 1 have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 páginas
...critics of France, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may...protracted my work till most of those whom I wished t» please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are1 empty sounds. I therefore dismiss... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 páginas
...had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its eeconomy, and give their second editiqn another form, I may surely be contented without the...have protracted my work till most of those whom I wilied to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 páginas
...bad been spent upon tar work, were obliged to change its economy, anil give their second edition 1 another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I ct old obtain, in Ibis gloom of solitude, what would it avail me! I have protraced my work till most... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 páginas
...he received, was a paper containing twenty etymologies, sent him by Dr Pearce, bishop of Rochester. edition another form ; I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection ; & hich if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude, * what would it avail me ? I have protracted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 páginas
...of the Italian academicians, did not secure them from the censure of Beni ; if the embodied criticks of France, when fifty years had been spent upon their...I have protracted my work till most of those whom J wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds : I therefore... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 páginas
...criticks of France, when fifty years had been spent upon their work, were obliged to change its oeconomy, and give their second edition another form, I may...perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of si il i tude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to... | |
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