 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...public, -I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar fan possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...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 time... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...publick, I exhausted all the art of plea" sing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar " can possess. I had done all that I could ; " and no man is well pleased to have his all ne" glected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed " since I waited in your... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess — . I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to hear his all neglected, be it ever so little Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since 1 waited... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...publick, I bad exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased...or was repulsed from your door; during which time 1 have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord,' have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that 1 could ; and no anan is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1816 - 154 pages
...publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess — I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased...it ever so little. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
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I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms or was repulsed from your door... 
