 | 1755 - 694 strani
...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...in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the ihelter of academic bowers ; but amidft inconvenience and diftraduon, in ficknefs and in forTOw : and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 strani
...curiofity to inform it, that the Englijb Diflionary was written with litlle afiiflance of'the Jearaed, and without any patronage of the great ; not in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the Ihelter of academics bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diltraftion, in ficknefs and in forrow :... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 strani
...Curiofity te inform it, that the iLnglifb Di£ii<ir nary was written with Kttle Affiftance of the Learnted, and without any Patronage of the Great ; not in the foft Obfcurities ef Retirement, or under the .'Slicker of a,cademick Bowers, but amidft Inconver G nience and Diftraction,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 strani
...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 strani
...the undertaking, it is indeed attonifhing that it was finilhed fo foon, fince it was written, аз he fays, " with, little affiftance of the learned,...retirement, or under the fhelter of academic bowers, but amidlt inconvenience and diftrailion, in ficknefs and in forrow." The forrow, to which he here alludes,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...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... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1800 - 410 strani
...that THI ENGLIsH DICTIONARV " was written with very little affiftance or'the learned, and with" out any patronage of the great: not in the foft obfcurities of ". retirement, nor under the ihelter of academic bowers, but " amidft Inconvenience and diftraftion, in ficknefs and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 strani
...which it condemns; yet it may gratify curiofity to inform it, that the Englifl: Dictionary was written with little affiftance of the learned, and without...in the foft obfcurities of retirement, or under the fhcker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftracYion, in ficknefs and in forrow. It... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 strani
...of mafter of arts by diploma, in teftimony of his abilities and merit ; he completed this great work with little affiftance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great. He now for fome time produced only occafional compofitions in various works ; but in 1758, he began... | |
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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. 
