 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...of your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,8 one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la tcrre' ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title : — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D..... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre1 ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance', one word of the following title: — The celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL.D.,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, are now past, since I waited in your outer rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance*, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...neglected, be it ever so little Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since 1 waited in your outward room,' or was repulsed from your door, during which time...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, qr one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...of your address, and could not forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre ;—that I might obtain that regard for...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of 1754. encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatJE^ ment I did not... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time 1 have been pushing on my work through difficulties,...last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such Such treatment I did not expect,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. AVhen I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public!;, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...contending; but I found ray attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty \vould suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed...which time I have been pushing on my. work through tiifficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it,' at last, to the verge. of... | |
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Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last, to the... 
