I confess it was want of consideration that made me an author ; I writ because it amused me ; I corrected because it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write ; and I published because I was told, I might please such as it was a credit to please. An essay on punctuation - Seite 27von F. Francillon - 1842 - 96 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...names of great Patrons, wheedled with fine reafons and pretences, or troubled with excufes. I confefs it was want of consideration that made me an author ; I writ becaufe it amufed me ; I corrected becaufe it was as pleafant to me to correct as to write ; and I... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
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| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 Seiten
...with the names of great patrons, wheedled with fine reasons and pretences, or troubled with excuses. I confess it was want of consideration that made me...because it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write ; and I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please. To what degree... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...one in which the sense is formed into short, independent propositions, each complete within itself. " I confess, it was want of consideration that made me an author. I wrote because it amused me. I corrected, because it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write. I... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1807 - 290 Seiten
...want of consideration that made me an author. I wrote, because it amused me. I corrected, because h was as pleasant to me to correct as to write. I published, because 1 was told I might please such as it was a credit to please." A train of sentences, constructed in... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...with the names of great patrom, wheedled with tine reasons and pretences, or troubled -with excuses. I confess it was want of consideration that made me...because it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write ; and I publijbed, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please. To what degree... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...with the names of great patrons, wheedled with fine reasons and pretences, or troubled with excuses. I confess it was want of consideration that made me an author ; I writ, because it amnsed me ; I corrected, because it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write ; and I published,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1809 - 346 Seiten
...gratified ; but animation and-fotce are given to our style. sideration that made roe an author. I wrote because it amused me. I corrected, because it was as pleasant to me to correct fcs to write. I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please." We... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 Seiten
...in which the sense is formed mlo short, independent propositions, each complete •within itself. " I confess, it was want of consideration that made me an author. I wrote because it amused me. I corrected, because it was as pleasant to rue to correct as to write.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 Seiten
...with the names •f great patrons, wheedled with fine reasons and pretences, or troubled with excuses. I confess it •was want of consideration that made me an author : I writ because it unused me } I corrected bot*nse it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write ; and I pnbtished because... | |
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