 ... of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind ; neither my mind, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity.  Select Works - Page 194by Abraham Cowley - 1772Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...when he heart to fay any thing of clrTparagemehr, and the reader's ears id hear any thing of praiie from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind-, neither my.jmiud, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is fufficient for... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...3 heart heart to fay any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praiie from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind v neither my mind, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is fufficient... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...filently away, With fleep all night, and quiet all the day. XI. OF MYSELF. IT is a hard and nice fubjeft for a man to write of himfelf; it grates his own heart...contentment, that they have preferved me from being fcandalous pr remarkable en the defeftive fide. But, befides that, I flull here fpeak of «nyfelf only... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...a hard and nice fubjecli for a man to write of ,* himfelf ; it grates his own heart to fay anything •of difparagement, and the reader's ears to hear...me of offending him in this kind ; neither my mind, *or my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for for that vanity. It is fufficient for my own... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 pages
...of praife from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind ; neither my mind, BOC my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for...fufficient for my own contentment, that they have preferred me from being fcandalous or remarkable on the defe&ive fide. But, befides that, I fhall here... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...grates his own heart fay any thing of difparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of paife from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind ; neither •y mind, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It It for my own contentment,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending...fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is sufficient for my own contentment, that they have preserved me from being scandalous or remarkable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...his own heart to say any thing of disparagement,, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending...fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is sufficient, for my own contentment, that they have preserved me from being scandalous, or remarkable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to bear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending...fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is sufficient, for my own contentment, that they have preserved me from being scandalous, or remarkable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending...my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity, Jt is sufficient, for my own contentment, that they have preserved me from being scandalous, or remarkable... | |
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