 I have taken the liberty of sending you a specimen of mine, begun ten years ago at the age of forty-seven; and prosecuted ever since, with the utmost care and attention; on the strongest presumption, that if I could fairly excel in this divine art, it...  The Charles Whittinghams, Printers - Page 15by Arthur Warren, Grolier Club - 1896 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1810 - 780 pages
...strongest presumption, that if 1 could, fairly excel in this divine art, it would make my aft'airs easy, or at least give me Bread. But, alas . in both I was mistaken. The Booksellers do not chuse to encourage me, though I have offered them as low terms as I could possibly live by ;... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 794 pages
...agent *. the strongest presumption, that if I could fairly excel in this divine ait, it would make ray affairs easy, or at least give me Bread. But, alas ! in both I was mistaken. The Booksellers do not chuse to encourage me, though I have offered them as low terms as I could possibly live by ;... | |
 | William West - Warwickshire (England) - 1830 - 860 pages
...prosecuted ever since, with the utmost care and attention ; on the strongest presumption, that if 1 could fairly excel in this divine art, it would make my affairs easy, oral least give me bread.. But alas ! in both I was mistaken. The Booksellers do not chuse to encourage... | |
 | Talbot Baines Reed - Printing - 1887 - 436 pages
...age of forty-seven, and prosecuted ever since with the utmost Care and Attention, on the strongest Presumption, that if I could fairly excel in this...But alas ! in both I was mistaken. The Booksellers do not chuse to encourage Me, though I have offered them as low terms as I could possibly live by ;... | |
 | John Herbert Slater, William Roberta, F. Partridge - Anonyms and pseudonyms - 1899 - 884 pages
...years at the age of 40, and prosecuted ever since with the utmost care and attention, on the strongest presumption that if I could fairly excel in this divine...easy, or at least give me bread. But alas ! in both 1 was mistaken . . . My folio Bible is pretty far advanced at Cambridge, which will cost me near ^2000.... | |
 | Munson Aldrich Havens - Private presses - 1901 - 106 pages
...age of forty seven, and prosecuted ever since with the utmost care and at' tention, on the strangest presumption that if I could fairly excel in this divine...give me bread. But, alas ! in both I was mistaken . . . My folio bible is pretty well advanced at Cambridge, and will cost me £ 2,000, all borrowed... | |
 | Josiah Henry Benton - Printing - 1914 - 140 pages
...age of forty seven, and prosecuted ever since with the utmost Care and Attention, on the strongest Presumption, that if I could fairly excel in this...But alas! in both I was mistaken. The Book-sellers do not chuse to encourage me, tho I have offered them as low terms as I could possibly live by; nor... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1925 - 502 pages
...the Age of forty seven ; & prosecuted ever since with the utmost Care & Attention ; on the strongest presumption that if I could fairly excel in this divine...But alas ! in both I was mistaken The Booksellers do not chuse to encourage Me, tho I have offered them as low terms as I could possibly live by ; nor... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1876 - 594 pages
...ago of forty-seven, and prosecuted ever since with the utmost care and attention, on the strongest presumption that, if I could fairly excel in this divine art, it would make my affairs easy, or »t least give me bread. But, alas in both I was mistaken My folio Bible is pretty well advanced at... | |
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