 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...  Samuel Johnson - Page 53by Thomas Carlyle - 1853 - 106 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited...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.,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I Waited...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited...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..... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, are now past, since I waited in your outer rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance*, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...neglected, be it ever so little Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since 1 waited in your outward room,' or was repulsed from your door, during which time...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, qr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of 1754. encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatJE^ ment I did not... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time 1 have been pushing on my work through difficulties,...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such Such treatment I did not expect,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 pages
...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...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
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