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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 it... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... - Page 206
by James Boswell - 1807
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...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 it is...not to confess obligations where no benefit has been receiTed, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that '.•a patron, which...
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Biographical Sketches of Eminent British Poets: Chronologically Arranged ...

1857 - 574 pages
...been delayed until 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 it is...benefit has been received; or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself."...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...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 it is...benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Complete in One Volume

Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 604 pages
...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, it is...benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....
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The English language, in its elements and forms

William Chauncey Fowler - 1857 - 516 pages
...asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do lor myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning,...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pages
...been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and can not impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it I hope it is no...benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which providence has enabled me to do for myself....
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English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms. With a ...

William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 pages
...been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and can not impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is...benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself....
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...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 it is...obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwitting that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled...
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The National Magazine, Volume 2

Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 638 pages
...been delayed till I am indifferent, and caunot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and caunot impart it ;f till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity, not to confess obligatious where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should cousider...
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Materials for French Prose Composition ...

Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - 1858 - 362 pages
...delayed till 12 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 it is no 13 very cynical asperity not to confess 14 obligations where 15 1 ' for the first time ;' and never...
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