| English literature - 1755 - 694 pages
...it may gratify curiolity to inform it, that the Englim Dictionary was written with little affifhnce of the learned, and without any patronage of the great...in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the ihelter of academic bowers ; but amidft inconvenience and diftraduon, in ficknefs and in forTOw : and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...curiofity to inform it, that the Englijb Diflionary was written with litlle afiiflance of'the Jearaed, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the Ihelter of academics bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diltraftion, in ficknefs and in forrow :... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Curiofity te inform it, that the iLnglifb Di£ii<ir nary was written with Kttle Affiftance of the Learnted, and without any Patronage of the Great ; not in the foft Obfcurities ef Retirement, or under the .'Slicker of a,cademick Bowers, but amidft Inconver G nience and Diftraction,... | |
| English fiction - 1785 - 438 pages
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| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the EngtijJ; Diftionary was written with little afTiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcuritics of retirement, or under the flicker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftrnction,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...it was A 6 finifbed finiflied fo foon, firice it was written, as he fays, " with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great...fhelter of academic bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftraction, in ficknefs and in forrow." The forrow to which he here alludes is probably that which... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...attonifhing that it was finilhed fo foon, fince it was written, аз he fays, " with, little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great...retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidlt inconvenience and diftrailion, in ficknefs and in forrow." The forrow, to which he here alludes,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...loss than not enjoy the use of them.' ' ' The English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bowers, but amidst inconvenience... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...loss than not enjoy the use of them.' 1 ' The English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bovvers, but amidst inconvenience... | |
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