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Noble Traits of Kingly Men, Or Pictures and Anecdotes of European History ... - Page 99
by European history - 1860 - 282 pages
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Murphy's essay. The rambler. The adventurer. The idler. Rasselas. Tales of ...

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind : but it lias way. When he enters a house, his first declaration...so short are his visits, that he seldom appears to I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till 1 am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary,...impart it(') ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received,...
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The Young Lady's Book of Classical Letters: Consisting of Epistolary ...

1836 - 342 pages
...him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it j till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it I hope it is no very...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pages
...him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent...impart it — till I am known and do not want it." Still, want compelled Jobnson to continue a literary jobber, willing to aecept a single guinea from...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 pages
...him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent...impart it — till I am known and do not want it." Still, want compelled Johnson to continue a literary jobber, willing to aceept a single guinea from...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind: but it has been delayed till I am 4ndifferent, and cannot 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 where no benefit has been received...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 pages
...him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and canuot enjoy it— till I am solitary and cannot impart it— till I am known and do not want it."...
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1050 pages
...him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot 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...
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The Monthly magazine

Monthly literary register - 1839 - 744 pages
...when he has reached the land, encumbers him with help. The offer you have made me of your assistance would have been kind, but it has been delayed till...impart it — till I am known, and do not want it." All authors, for want of some such institution, have laboured, or have yet to labour under the monopoly...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3

Thomas Carlyle - 1839 - 412 pages
...also, in the latter, that this of ' Love's being a native of the rocks ' actually hint a ' meaning.' kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent...cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it I hope, it is no very. cynical asperity, not to confess obligations, where no benefit has been received,...
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