| William Hayley - 1803 - Страниц: 348
...fuccefies or difappointments. Had I employed my time as wifely as you, in a fituation rery fimilar to yours,. I had never been a poet perhaps, but I...time have acquired a character of more importance in fociety ; and a fituation in which my friends would have been better pleafed to fee me. But three years... | |
| William Hayley - 1803 - Страниц: 450
...of future successes or disappointments. Had I employed my time as wisely as you, in a situation tion very similar to yours, I had never been a Poet perhaps, but I might by this time have acquired a chara&er of more importance in society ; and a situation in which my friends would have been better... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - Страниц: 490
...treasure up for oui4 ourselves a series of future successes or disappointments. Had I employed my time as wisely as you, in a situation very similar to yours,...more importance in society; and a situation in which njy friends would have been better pleased to see me. But three years mis-spent in an attorney's office,... | |
| William Cowper - 1809 - Страниц: 486
...treasure up for ourselves a series of future successes or disappointments. Had I employed my. time as wisely as you, in a situation very similar to yours,...in which my friends would have been better pleased lo see me. But three years mjs-spent in an attorney's office, were almost of course followed by several... | |
| John Struthers - 1822 - Страниц: 276
...to Mr. Rose, who held a respectable place in the administration of the govern. ment of the country,) I had never been a poet perhaps, but I might by this time have acquired a character of far greater importance in society, and a situation in which my friends would have been better pleased... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - Страниц: 596
...enthusiastic young admirer, whom his poetry, by the way, had gained for him, says, " Had I employed my time as wisely as you, in a situation very similar to yours,...friends would have been better pleased to see me." This was prudent counsel to give to Mr Rose ; but it is false reasoning, and unfounded in fact. Who... | |
| William Cowper - 1832 - Страниц: 602
...or disappointments. Had I employed my time as wisely as you, in a situation very similar to yoTirs, I had never been a poet perhaps, but I might by this time have acquired a character of more importance.in society; and a situation in which my friends would have 1x«n better pleased to see me.... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 726
...to treasure up for ourselves a series of future successes or disappointments. Had I employed my time as wisely as you, in a situation very similar to yours,...friends would have been better pleased to see me. But throe years mis-speut in an attorney's office were almost of course followed by several more equally... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1837 - Страниц: 594
...years in an attorney's office and at the Temple, he says : " Had I employed my time as wisely as you, I had never been a poet perhaps, but I might by this...friends would have been better pleased to see me. The only use I can make of myself now, at least the best, is to serve in terrorem to others, that they... | |
| Robert Southey - 1843 - Страниц: 358
...Had I employed my time as \\ isely as you, in a situation very similar to yours, 1 had never been 3 poet perhaps, but I might by this time have acquired a character of more im]iortance in society ; and a situation in which my friends would have been better pleased to see... | |
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