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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of the Rambler ... - Page 330
by Nathan Drake - 1809 - 499 pages
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice" which...cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it4; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations...
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Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith

Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...one who looks with unconcern on ' a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has ' reached ground, encumbers him with help ? The notice ' which...I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am he was, in person, to animate the struggle. To what, then, should he first look, who, hitherto a compelled...
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The life and adventures of Oliver Goldsmith

John Forster - 1848 - 744 pages
...one who looks with unconcern on ' a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has ' reached ground, encumbers him with help ? The notice ' which...I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am 1759 TO 1767.] 189 ' solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do ' not want it. I hope...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...one who looks with un» concern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help ? The notice which...early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till 1 am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it j till I am solitary, and cannot impart it(') ; till I am known,...
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Chambers's papers for the people, Parts 7-12

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 782 pages
...might have been as reasonably said of this university distinction — • ' Had it been earlier, it had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it — till I am known, and do not want it.' All such distinctions arc extremely paltry when compared with the services...
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Chambers's Papers for the People, Volume 6

1850 - 268 pages
...might have been as reasonably said of this university distinction — • ' Had it been earlier, it had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it — till I am known, and do not want it.' All such distinctions are extremely paltry when compared with the services...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. The notice which you have been pleased to take of...but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and can not impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it....
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. The notice which you have been pleased to take of...early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent,and can not enjoy it; till I am solitary, and can not impart it; till I am known, and do...
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Recollections of a Literary Life: Or, Books, Places and People

Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life. in the water, and when he has leached ground encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not...
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The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin ...

William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pages
...patron, my lord, one who can look with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and then elfish temper" inf labors, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and can not...
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