 | William Cook - 1805 - 240 pages
...independent of literary successes; and put into this lottery only the overplus of your time? for woe to him who depends wholly on his pen ! Nothing is...casual. The man who makes shoes, is sure of his wages ; but the man who writes a book, or a tragedy, is never sure of any thing." Life oj' Marmontel. return... | |
 | 1805 - 574 pages
...literary successes, and to put into this lottery only the overplus of my time. " Woe to him," said she, " who depends wholly on his pen ; nothing is more casual. The man who makes shoes ia sure of trs wages; the man who writes a book or a tragedy is never sure of any thing." Her other... | |
 | Jean François Marmontel - France - 1807 - 444 pages
...literary successes, and to put into this lottery only the overplus of my time. " Wo to him," said she, " who depends wholly on his pen ; nothing is more casual....shoes is sure of his wages ; the man who writes a book or a tragedy is never sure of any thing." Her other counsel was to seek friends among women rather... | |
 | Samuel Drew - Resurrection - 1809 - 488 pages
...livelihood independently of literary successes, and put into this lottery only the overplus of time. Woe to him who depends wholly on his pen ; nothing is...man who writes a book is never sure of any thing." — Marmontel. -xii ADDRESS TO THE READER. Nothing, however, amidst the various subjects which engrossed... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...independent of literary successes ; and put into this lottery only the overplus of your time : for woe to him who depends wholly on his pen! Nothing is more...casual. The man who makes shoes, is sure of his wages; but the man who writes a book, or a tragedy, is never sure of any thing." Life of Marmontel. AN assuming... | |
 | Samuel Drew - Resurrection - 1811 - 470 pages
...lelihood independently of literary successes, and put into this lottery only the overplus of time. Woe to him who depends wholly on his pen ; nothing is...more casual. The man who makes shoes is sure of his wag< s, the man who writes a book is never sure of any thing." Marmontel. Nothing, however, amidst... | |
 | 1829 - 372 pages
...literary successes, and to put into this lottery only the overplus of my time. " Woe to him," said she, " who depends wholly on his pen; nothing is more casual....shoes is sure of his wages ; the man who writes a book or a tragedy is never sure of anything." Her other counsel was to seek friends among women rather than... | |
 | Jacob Halls Drew - 1834 - 556 pages
...this lottery only the overplus of time. Woe to him who depends wholly on his pen ! Nothing is mere casual. The man who makes shoes is sure of his wages...read with avidity; — and Pope's Ethic Epistles, against which much needless outcry has been raised, were, early and late in life, his favourites. Goldsmith... | |
 | Jacob Halls Drew - Clergy - 1835 - 384 pages
...upon my rest. • On my labour depended my livelihood — literary pursuits were only my amusement. Common prudence had taught me the lesson which Marmontel...he read with avidity ; and Pope's Ethic Epistles, against which much needless outcry has been raised, were, early and late in life, his favourites. Goldsmith... | |
 | Joseph Sparkes Hall - Boots - 1847 - 236 pages
...broke in upon my rest. On my labor depended my livelihood ; literary pursuits were only my amusement. The man who makes shoes is sure of his wages — the man who writes a book is never sure of anything." Mr. Drew's first attempts at composition, like those of most young essayists in the paths... | |
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Wo to him who depends wholly on his pen ! Nothing is more casual. The man who makes shoes is sure of his wages — the man who writes a book is never sure of any thing. 
