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" Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan of support, beyond what the chance employ of booksellers would afford you ! ! ! " Throw yourself rather, my dear Sir, from the steep Tarpeian rock slap-dash headlong upon iron spikes. If you had but... "
The New-York review [ed. by F.L. Hawks]. Wanting no.6,8 - Page 219
edited by - 1838
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The Monthly Review

Books - 1837 - 656 pages
...not commit such an act of folly as he had been con templating. Part of the remonstrance we copy. " ' Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...make much of them, and live a century in them, rather then turn slave to the booksellers. They are Turks and Tartars when they have poor authors at their...
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The letters of Charles Lamb, with a sketch of his life. The poetical works

Charles Lamb - 1838 - 478 pages
...expressed my opinion of their merit, which a further perusal of the printed 18 TO BERNARD BARTON. " Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...the chance employ of booksellers would afford you! " 9th January, 1823. " Throw yourself rather, my dear sir, from the steep Tarpeian rock, slap-dash...
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Selections from the Poems and Letters of Bernard Barton

Bernard Barton, Edward FitzGerald - 1849 - 456 pages
...than it would perhaps gratify you to hear expressed, for I believe, from what I "9M January, 1823. " Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...and the bed, make much of them, and live a century hi them, rather than turn slave to the booksellers. They are Turks and Tartars when they have poor...
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 26

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1849 - 688 pages
...Throw yourself on the world I " exclaimed that man of the kindliest heart and the soundest judgment, " without any rational plan of support beyond what the chance employ of booksellers would afford you 1 1 1 Throw yourself rather, my dear sir, from the steep Tarpeian rock, slap-dash headlong upon iron...
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Memoir, Letters, and Poems of Bernard Barton

Bernard Barton - 1850 - 432 pages
...your letter ie, that Mr. Murray will re-publish your volume if you still retain "9/A January, 1823. " Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...the chance employ of booksellers would afford you ! ! ! your inclination for the experiment, which I trust will be successful. Some weeks ago my friend...
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The Works of Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb - English literature - 1852 - 684 pages
...servant, " BYRON." TO BERNARD BARTON. "January 9th, 1823. "'Throw yourself on the world without au y 7+ h \ had but five consolatory minutes between the desk and the lx?d, make much of them, aud live a century...
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The Home friend, a weekly miscellany of amusement and instruction, Volume 3

Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1855 - 620 pages
...devote himself more closely to literary pursuits, Lamb thus expostulates with him on hi project : — " Throw yourself on the world, without any rational...afford you ! Throw yourself rather, my dear sir, from ihe Tarpeian rock, slap-dash, headlui, : upon iron spikes. If you have but five consolatory minutes...
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The Autobiography of William Jerdan: With His Literary, Political ..., Volume 4

William Jerdan - 1853 - 476 pages
...devote himself entirely to letters ; and what wrote the amiable Elia in answer to this intimation ? " Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...you ! " Throw yourself rather, my dear sir, from the Tarpeian Rock, slap down headlong upon iron spikes. If you have but five consolatory minutes between...
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Autobiography, with His Literary, Political, and Social ..., Volume 4

William Jerdan - 1853 - 466 pages
...devote himself entirely to letters ; and what wrote the amiable Elia in answer to this intimation ? " Throw yourself on the world without any rational plan...beyond what the chance employ of booksellers would aiford you ! " Throw yourself rather, my dear sir, from the Tarpeian Rock, slap down headlong upon...
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The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of ..., Issue 16, Volume 1

Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 512 pages
...Barton, the Quaker poet, in 1823, thus speaks of " literature as a calling to get a livelihood." " What ! throw yourself on the world without any rational plan of support, beyond what the chance of employment of booksellers would afford you ? Throw yourself rather, my dear Sir, from the steep...
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