 | Robert Bisset - 636 페이지
...the success of this work.' I thoaght that I was the only historian, that had at onfe neglected prwent power, interest, and authority, and the cry of popular...prejudices; and as the subject was suited to every capacity, 1 expettf'd proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment ! I was .iiwifed by one cry... | |
 | 1805 - 608 페이지
...take place. I WHS. I own, sariguiñe in my expectations of the success of this work. I thought that I was the only historian, that had at once neglected...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment : I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and veven detestation ; English, Scotch, and... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 페이지
...extremely sanguine in his expectations of the srccess of this work. " I thought," says he, " that I was the only historian that had at once neglected...and, as the subject was suited to every capacity, 1 expected proportional applause: but miserable was my disappointment; 1 was assailed by the cry of... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 540 페이지
...expectations of the success of this work. I thought that I was the only historian that had at onee neglected present power, interest, and authority,...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment: I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and even detestation ; English, Scotch, and... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1813 - 478 페이지
...in his expectatinns of the success of this work. " I thougM," says he, "that I was tho onlyhistorian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority, and the cry of popular prejudices i and, as the suhject was suited to every capacity, I expected proportinnal applausei hut mfccrahle... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 432 페이지
...take place. I was, I own, sanguine in my expectations of the success of this work. I though. that I was the only historian that had at once neglected...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment: I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and even detestation; English, Scotch, and Irish,... | |
 | 1821 - 676 페이지
...for any favour at first. Mr Hume's sketch of his own life contains this passage : " I thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment. Mr Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only fortyfive copies of it." This was the reception... | |
 | George Brodie - 1822 - 624 페이지
...this Mr. Hume knew well how to take advantage. He informs us in his life, that " he thought himself the only historian that had at once neglected present...power, interest, and authority, and the cry of popular prejudice." But the reception of Carte's works, in spite of all their violence, might have taught him,... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett - 1825 - 480 페이지
...take place. I was, I own, sanguine in my expectations of the success of this work. I thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment ; I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and even detestation; English, Scotch, and... | |
 | 1826 - 590 페이지
...take place. I was, I own, sanguine in my expectations of the success of this work. 1 thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment; I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and even detestation : English, Scotch, and... | |
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I was, I own, sanguine in my expectations of the success of this work. I thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority, and the cry of popular prejudices; and as the subject was suited to every... 
