 The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.  Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose - Page 357edited by - 1910 - 756 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1882 - 858 pages
...and its author well known, that nobleman appeared proud of the title. It was then that Johnson wrote: 'Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 642 pages
...publication, without one " act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile " of favour. ... Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks " with unconcern...have been pleased to take of " my labours, had it been early, had been kind : but it has " been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ;... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1855 - 580 pages
..." The Shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. " Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...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... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 604 pages
...favour. "The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...The notice which you have been pleased to take of my laboars, had it been early, had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Scottish essays - 1859 - 620 pages
...favour. "The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it ; till... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1860 - 496 pages
...before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at least acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern...you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till... | |
 | England - 1864 - 808 pages
...before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. "Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern...you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till... | |
 | James Philemon Holcombe - American letters - 1866 - 540 pages
...before. The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...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 cannot... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 492 pages
...to Chesterfield and would do well to ponder the following question of the great lexicographer: — ' Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern...you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind, but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it ; till... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1862 - 610 pages
...before. The Shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks. 4. Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern...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 cannot... | |
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