 | University magazine - 1851 - 822 pages
...the definition of the gruff moralist, in his celebrated letter to Lord Chesterfield — " A patron is one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for...when he has reached ground encumbers him with help." Sir Walter Scott was not one of these. His kind heart and active benevolence went to work at once,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1504 pages
...favor. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a patron, my lord, one who can look with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and then encumbers him with help... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 762 pages
...one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, fur I never had a patron before. The shepherd and standing motionless in the middle of the hubbub, with their eye» л patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 624 pages
...one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1852 - 568 pages
...publication, without one act of assistance/)one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. "The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found...when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help I The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind: but... | |
 | 1852 - 590 pages
...publication, without one act of assistance.^ one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. "The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a patron, 015* Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1853 - 594 pages
...one smile of favor. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " The shepherd in ' Virgil' grew at last acquainted with Love, and...The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1853 - 130 pages
...The English Dictionary. f Were time and printer's space of no value, it were easy to ' The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found...when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help P The . notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...one smile of favour. Such treatment 1 did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with love, and found...unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and wheu he has reached ground encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take... | |
 | 1853 - 1074 pages
...his wife, through friendship for their son — he would regret the bitter taunt to Chesterfield — " Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern...when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?" — and would have wished Moore to say of Lansdowne, as he himself said of poor, mad, open-hearted... | |
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Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help... 
