 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it3; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity, not to confess obligations...benefit 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.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...; 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...benefit 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.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it5: till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity, not to confess obligations...benefit 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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no attempted at other times the crafts of shoe-maker,...information. But his daily amusement is chemistry. "Having carried on my work thus far with go little obligation to any favourer of learning, 1 «hall... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...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...benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the publick should consider me as owing that to a patron,0 which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...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...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, I shall... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...enjoy'it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it 5; till I am known, and do not want it I hope it is no AYO. "Then, sir, we are to remain always in errour,...never can prevail; and the magistrate was right in publick should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for mvself.... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1836 - 342 pages
...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 cynical asperity not to confess obligations where...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, I shall not... | |
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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 cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope... 
