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" 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 been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge... "
The British Nepos; or, Youth's mirror: lives of illustrious Britons - Page 398
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1816
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of 1754. encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatJE^ ment I did not expect, for I never had a...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 740 pages
...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...word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such Such treatment I did not expect, for I never bad a patron before. • " The shepherd in Virgil grew...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius: Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought i: at last to the verge of publication, without one act...smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, fur I uever had a patrou before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found...
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Works, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties. of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " The Shepherd in Virgil grew acquainted with love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "...
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Rasselas: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. " The Shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my. work through tiifficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is...
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Elegant epistles: a copious selection of instructive, moral, and ...

Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought...I did not expect, for I never had a patron before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. Is not...
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Biographia Dramatica: pt.1. Authors and Actors: A-H

David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 426 pages
...continued his labours, and, almost, in the words of Dr Johnson to Lord Chesterfield, brought his work to " the " verge of publication, without '•' one...word " of encouragement, or one smile " of favour." It is comprised in 7 vols. 8vo. Mr. Maurice has never had any ecclesiastical preferment ; but it appears,...
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