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... The life and adventures of Oliver Goldsmith - Página 188por John Forster - 1848 - 704 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 páginas
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication , without one act of assistance,4 one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 páginas
...well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment 1 did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 páginas
...well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron .before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 454 páginas
...in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during. which time I have been pushing oil my work through difficulties, of which it is useless...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 páginas
...be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room, or was " 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"... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 páginas
...neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect ; for I neVer had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 páginas
...neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time,...one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect ; for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 páginas
...it ever so little. •'* Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time...it at last to the verge of publication, without one art of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect,... | |
| Samuel Taylor Johnson - 1825 - 508 páginas
...neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time,...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 páginas
...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... | |
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