 Seven years, my Lord, have now past, 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3311864Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1791 - 814 pages
...Such treatment I did not expeft, for I never had a patron before. The fhepherd in Virgil grew- at laft acquainted with love, and found him a native of the rocks-. Is a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern .00 a man firuggling for life in the water, and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...the verge of publication, without one act of afliftance 8 , one word of encouragement, or one fmile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. • The following note is fubjoined by Mr. Langton. " Dr. Johnfon, when he gave me this copy of his letter,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...treatment I did not expecl, for I never had a patron before. 4( tt tl ** The Shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted " with Love, and found him a native of the " rocks. " Is Cl ** Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man ftruggling for life in " the... | |
 | Joseph Towers - France - 1796 - 464 pages
...aflhtance* one word of encouragement, or one • fmile of favour. Such treatment i did not expect1, • for I never had a Patron before. ' The Shepherd in Virgil grew at lad acquainted • with love, and found him a native of the rocks. ' Is not a Patron, my Lord, one... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1796 - 512 pages
...aft of afliftance, one word of encouragement, oi cue fmik of favour. Such treatment I did not expeft, for I never had a patron before. '• The Shepherd in Virgil grew at Ian acquainted with Love, ar.d found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a patron, my Lord, one who... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1796 - 524 pages
...afliftance, one word of encouragement, o; one fraile of favour. Such treatment I did not expeft, fot I never had a patron before. '' The Shepherd in Virgil grew at h!l acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a patron, my Lord, oner who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 of publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title : — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D.. to Philip Dormer Stanhope,... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 of publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title: — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D., to Philip Dormer Stanhope,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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 of publication, without one act of assistance,8 one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
..." verge of publication, without one act of " affiftance, one word of encouragement, or " one fmile of favour. Such treatment I did " not expect, for...had a patron before. " The Shepherd in Virgil grew acquaint** ed with Love, and found him a native of " the rocks. w Is ** Is not a patron, my Lord, one... | |
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