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" ... author, and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it that the English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage... "
Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Rambler ... - Page 338
by Nathan Drake - 1809
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Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 33

Literature - 1861 - 502 pages
...this work much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much also is performed; and though no work was ever spared out of tenderness to the author, and the world is little so. licitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns ; yet it may gratify curiosity...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let .t not be forgotten that much likewise is performed ; and though no book was ever spared out of tenderness...
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Choice specimens of English literature, selected and arranged by T.B. Shaw ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, Volume 1

1865 - 496 pages
...knew yesterday with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...not be forgotten that much likewise is performed. . . It may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the " English Dictionary " was written with little...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let 1 not be forgotten that much likewise is performed ; and though no book was ever spared out of tenderness...
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The Book of Elegant Extracts

Book - English literature - 1868 - 168 pages
...distant ages gain access to the propagators of knowledge, and understand the teachers of truth. . . . In this work, when it shall be found that much is...and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that \vhich it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it that the...
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Class-book of Science and Literature

Class-book - Literature - 1869 - 344 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the...
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Smaller specimens of English literature, with notes. Ed. by W. Smith

sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns, yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the...
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Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections ...

Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. In this work, when it shall be found that much is...though no book was ever spared out of tenderness to the anthor, and the world is little solicitous to know whence proceeded the faults of that which it condemns,...
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