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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ... - Page 47
by Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 394 pages
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1050 pages
...enjoy it, till I am solitary and rannot impart it, till I am known and do not want it. I hope it u no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations...owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. " Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3

Thomas Carlyle - 1839 - 412 pages
...enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it I hope, it is no very. cynical asperity, not to confess obligations,...owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. ' Having carried on my Work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of...
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The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations...owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. " Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of...
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The Young Man's Book of Classical Letters: Consisting of Epistolary ...

Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 pages
...enjoy it ; till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations...that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations...consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence bas enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with eo little obligation to any...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...enjoy it ; till 1 am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is How sweet, as indolently laid, We overhung that long-drawn...when the shadow's rapid growth Proclaimed the noon-t to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning,...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is Pope; euablcd ше to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 pages
...enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it. I hope, it is no very cynical asperity, not to confess obligations,...owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. *The KnflUtt Dictionary. t Were time and printer's spare of no value, it were easy...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
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The people's art union. The historic gallery of portraits & paintings, with ...

People - 1845 - 346 pages
...till I am known, and do not want it. I hope, therefore, it is no very cynical asperity, not to confer obligations where no benefit has been received ; or...that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself." Tills stupendous monument of labour, talents, and genius, was published in May,...
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