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Excerpt: ...explained to Hawkins that he looked to the booksellers for support, and was not inclined to place dependence on the promises of great men. "Thus did this idiot in the affairs of the world," adds Hawkins, 81 with a fatuity that is quite remarkable in its way, "trifle with his fortunes, and put back the hand that was held out to assist him Other offers of a like kind he either rejected or failed to improve, contenting himself with the patronage of one nobleman, whose mansion afforded him the delights of a splendid table and a retreat for a few days from the metropolis." It is a great pity we have not a description from the same pen of Johnson's insolent ingratitude in flinging the pair of boots down stairs. 82 CHAPTER X. MISCELLANEOUS WRITING. But one pecuniary result of this growing fame was a joint offer on the part of Griffin and Newbery of
| ISBN-13 | 9781443206686 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1443206687 |
| Weight | 0.30 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.20 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 82 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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