 | 1755 - 694 pages
...it may gratify curiolity to inform it, that the Englim Dictionary was written with little affifhnce of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the ihelter of academic bowers ; but amidft inconvenience... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the EngtijJ; Diftionary was written with little afTiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcuritics of retirement, or under the flicker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...it was A 6 finifbed finiflied fo foon, firice it was written, as he fays, " with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidft inconvenience and... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...attonifhing that it was finilhed fo foon, fince it was written, аз he fays, " with, little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidlt inconvenience and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...a miser, but will rather risk the loss than not enjoy the use of them.' 1 ' The English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned,...obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bovvers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.' Johnson's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...of that which it condemns ; yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned,...obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.' Works, \. pp.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the Englifl: Dictionary was written with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhcker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...number and nature of the works9 which he published. These, it should be remembered, were written, " not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but"r at intervals snatched from his daily avocations, and amidst a variety of embarrassments, sufficient... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...undertaking, it is indeed astonishing that it was finished so soon, since it was written, as he says, " with little assistance of the learned, and without...inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. " The sorrow to which he here alludes is probably that which he felt for the loss of his wife, who... | |
 | John Jackson - 1805 - 308 pages
...considered, it is indeed astonishing that he finished it so soon, since it was written, as he says, " with little assistance of the learned, and without...inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow." The sorrow to which he here alludes; is, probably, that which he felt for the loss of his wife, who... | |
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Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. 
