 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....most humble, most obedient servant, "SAM. JOHNSON V Madden, some years after, gave him the same sum for revising a work of hi.*, Johnson said that the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON V Madden, some yean after, gave him the same sum for revising a work of his, Johnson said that the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far, my lord, with so lit. tie obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not, therefore, be disappointed,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, " S&M. JOHHSONB." " While this was the talk of the town', (says Dr. Adams, in a letter to me) I happened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...has been received ; or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, nformation. But his daily amusement is chemistry. He has a small furnace which he employs go little obligation to any favourer of learning, 1 «hall not he disappointed, though I should conclude... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....most humble, most obedient servant, ." SAM. JOHNSON." ( 2 ) (1) In this passage Dr. Johnson evidently alludes to the loss of his wife. We find the same tender... | |
 | 1836 - 342 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, S. JOHNSON. Wm. Cowper, Esq. to the Rev. Wra. Unwin. September 21, 1779. Amico mio, be pleased to buy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...has been received ; or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with BO little obligation to any favourer of learning, I Khali not be disappointed, though I should conclude... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....less be possible, with less ; for I have been long awakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, " My Lord,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1839 - 412 pages
...has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....my Work thus far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning ; I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible,... | |
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Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... 
