 | George Williamson (of Greenock.), Watt Club (Greenock, Scotland) - 1856 - 346 sivua
...recreations, its study and books. " To those," writes his amiable son, referring to this period, " who may wish to form a just appreciation of the circumstances in which the ' Correspondence' took place, and of the merit that attaches to my father for the discovery it... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 sivua
...Dictionary was written with h'ttle assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic howers, but amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress... | |
 | 1857 - 574 sivua
...written, as he remarked, 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." His memorable... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1858 - 656 sivua
...wrote Mr. James Watt, junr., in an interesting letter addressed to the author of this biography, J " who may wish " to form a just appreciation of the...the words of the great master of the English tongue, tint " ' it was written, not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or t " ' under the shelter of academick... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 sivua
...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 amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 sivua
...wrote Mr. James Watt, junr., in an interesting letter addressed to the author of this biography,J"who may wish " to form a just appreciation of the circumstances...under the shelter of academick bowers ; but amidst incon" ' venience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.' About " the beginning of the year, when... | |
 | 1861 - 502 sivua
...Dictionary was produced 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, bat amidst inconvehience and distraction, sickness and sorrow." 3dly. Of his character... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 sivua
...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 amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 826 sivua
...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 distraction, in sickness and in sorrow." The sorrow to... | |
 | 1865 - 980 sivua
...Dictionary " was written with little assistance from the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress... | |
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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 academick bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. 
