 Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.  The Monthly Magazine - Síða 387 breytti - 1804Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | 1755 - 694 síður
...it may gratify curiolity to inform it, that the Englim Dictionary was written with little affifhnce of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the ihelter of academic bowers ; but amidft inconvenience and diftraduon,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 síður
...may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the EngtijJ; Diftionary was written with little afTiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcuritics of retirement, or under the flicker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftrnction,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 síður
...attonifhing that it was finilhed fo foon, fince it was written, аз he fays, " with, little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidlt inconvenience and diftrailion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 síður
...it was A 6 finifbed finiflied fo foon, firice it was written, as he fays, " with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftraction,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 síður
...loss than not enjoy the use of them.' ' ' The English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bowers, but amidst inconvenience... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 síður
...loss than not enjoy the use of them.' 1 ' The English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bovvers, but amidst inconvenience... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 síður
...may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the Englifl: Dictionary was written with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhcker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftracYion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 síður
...may gratify auïojty te ¡aforra it, that ibe English Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic k bowers, but amid inconvenience and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 síður
...astonishing that it was finished so soon, since it was written, as he says, " with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and... | |
 | John Jackson - 1805 - 308 síður
...astonishing that he finished it so soon, since it was written, as he says, " with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and... | |
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