 | Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1852 - 568 páginas
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...Lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHDSTSOBT." And thus must the rebellious " Sam. Johnson" turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the... | |
 | 1852 - 590 páginas
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...your Lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, "SiM. JOHNSON." And thus must the rebellious " Sam. Johnson" turn him to the Bookselling guild, and... | |
 | 1852 - 436 páginas
...I shall not be disappointed though I shall conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation." How many poor authors might have addressed a similar letter to their patrons, had they only possessed... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 páginas
...obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less, for I have been long...most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON." This letter has given rise to many remarks ; those by the recent editor of Johnson's life *, devoted... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1853 - 594 páginas
...obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I have been long...lordship's most humble, " Most obedient servant, "SAM. JOHNSOH."! Several minor points in this letter require a passing notice. The reader will perceive what... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1853 - 130 páginas
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...most humble, most obedient servant, ' SAM. JOHNSON.' And thus must the rebellious ' Sam. Johnson' turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the wondrous chaos... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 páginas
...obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long...Your Lordship's most humble, Most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON.' In the few years succeeding the publication of his " Dictionary,'1 lit- f-rnployed... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1855 - 786 páginas
...obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long...exultation. " My lord, your lordship's most humble and most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON." 11. " Triumphal arch ! that fill'st the sky When storms... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 332 páginas
...learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for 1 have been long wakened from that dream of hope in...exultation. " My lord, your lordship's most humble "And most obedient servant, " SAMUEL JOHNSON." It is said, upon good authority, that Johnson once *... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1855 - 572 páginas
...should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream oft hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much...most humble, most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON." And thus must the rebellious " Sam. Johnson" turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the wondrous chaos... | |
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Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... 
