 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passtd the press, ejected it from his mind ; for when he...reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 pages
...reputation, and afterwards to keep it." " He was very rarely been attainable;" but in the not cohtent to satisfy : he desired to excel, and therefore always...not court the candour, but dared the judgment of his readers; and expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none himself. He examined lines and Avords... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himselC He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observa'tion, and retouched every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...as he tells us, with very Uttle consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...desired to excel, and therefore always endeavoured to do bis best; he did not court the candour, but dared the judgment, of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration ; wheB occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...for, when he had no pecuniary interest, he had no furtRet solicitude. Pope was not content to satisfy,* t,e desired to excel ; and therefore always endeavoured... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and •\vords with minute and punctilious observation, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...he tells us, with very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and,...press, ejected it from his mind ; for, when he had no pecuni. ary interest, he had no further solicitude. Pope was not content to satisfy, he desired to... | |
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... himself. He spent no time in struggles to rouse latent powers ; he never attempted to make that better which was already good, nor often to mend what he must have known to be faulty. He wrote, as he tells us, with very little consideration ; when... 
