 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 500 pages
...obliged to change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could...having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise8. " Dr. Johnson's Dictionary was published on the fifteenth day of April 1755, in two vols.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...second edition another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, it' I could obtain, In this gloom of solitude, what would...frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from cenh'jre or from praise. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. Млхт arc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...obliged to change its economy, and give their second edition another form, I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could...have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage arc empty sounds : I, therefore, dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " I," says he, " may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could...little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think, from his... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 442 pages
...splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " I," says he, " may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could...little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think, from his... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...persons to whom he alludes were Mr. John Oluiiuxun, and George Ducke!, Esq. THE LIFE OF DR. JOHNSON. what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work...little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think, from his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...Excise." The persons to whom he alludes were Mr. John Oldmixon, and George Ducke!, Esq. .fiat. 40. l U735, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work...having little to fear or hope from censure or from praiáe." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...second edition another form. I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if 1 { + i success and mtecarrage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, haviug... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " I (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could...little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think, from his... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...splendid thoughts which so highly distinguish that performance. " I (says he) may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which if I could...little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling, appears, I think, from his... | |
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I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. 
