 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...the praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise'.' That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...the praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual feeling,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...the praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise'.' That this indifference was rather a temporary than an habitual... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...which, if I could «tein, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? 1 have protracted my werk till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and suc<'••'•••> and miscarriage are empty sounds ; I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillit/,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure Or from praise. PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING THE DRAMATIC WORKS •> WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...praise of perfection, which if I could obtain in this gloom oi solitude, what would it avail me ! 1 have protracted my work till most of those whom I...have sunk into the grave; and success and miscarriage arc empty sounds. 1 therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or froia praise." More than half a. century has now elapsed since the publication... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." More than half a. century has now elapsed since the publication... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wilied to please have sunk into the grave, and success and...with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise." More than half a century has now elapsed since the publication of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished t» please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are1 empty sounds. I therefore dismiss... | |
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I may surely be contented without the praise of perfection, which, if I could obtain, in this gloom of solitude, what would it avail me? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage... 
