...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...

...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,...assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and veven detestation ; English, Scotch, and Irish, Whig and Tory, churchman and sectary, freethinker and...

...motion. Of the success of this work he acknowledges his expectations were sanguine. "But" says he, " miserable was my disappointment : I was assailed by...patriot and courtier, united in their rage against tiie man who had presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I. and the earl of Strafford...

...of the srccess of this work. " I thought," says he, " that I was the only historian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority,...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...

...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...

...of his own life contains this passage : " I thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority,...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...

...expectations of the success of this work. 1 thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority,...free-thinker and religionist, patriot and courtier, united in thcir rage against the man who had presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I, and...

...expectations of the success of this work. 1 thought that I was the only historian that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority,...Scotch, and Irish, Whig and Tory, churchman and sectary, free-tliinkerandreligionist, patriot and courtier, united in their rage against the man who had presumed...

...of his ' History,* H. himself says : — " 1 thought that 1 was the only Historian, that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority,...proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment ! All classes of men and readers united in their rage against him, who had presumed to shed a generous...

...of his ' History,' H. himself says :— " I thought that I waa the only Historian, that had at once neglected present power, interest, and authority, and the cry of popular prejudices ; and, as the »ubject was suited to every capacity, I expected proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment...