My threescore years and ten : an autobiography (1891)
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 · Boston : Roberts Bros. · leaf 243
he honor, and thatwas Edwin P. Whipple, the critic and essayist. Isaid to myself, Bravo, E. P. W.! but to the edi-tor that I had a better excuse than Mr. Whipplefor declining, because he had performed, while Ihad only promised; and if he would wait till I hadexecuted some work of importance I… … MY THREESCORE YEARS AND TEN. 219 Thats what came of listening to the voice ofModesty. Now that I have smothered her, I amdetermined to take my revenge by introducing twoportraits of myself into this work, instead of one ;for Vanity assures me that my readers will hepleased to see me as I was when.…
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 · Sculptors · Painters
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