I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 68by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 94 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...vainqueur de la terre1 ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...vainqueur de la tcrre' ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...vaiitqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...it.— When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, -I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar fan possess.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...'vainguier dc la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I bad once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...valnijueur de h la terre, 'that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess —... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...that I " might obtain that regard for which I saw the " world contending. But I found my attend" ance so little encouraged, that neither pride " nor modesty...I had once addressed your Lordship " in publick, I exhausted all the art of plea" sing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar " can possess. I had done... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...vainqueur de la terre ;—that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither...which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...rainqueur de la, terre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; — but I found my attendance' so little encouraged, that neither...publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a r£> tired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pages
...rainqiieur dc la tcrre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw tbe world contending;—but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me lo continue it. When 1 had once addressed your lordship in publick, I bad exhausted all the art of... | |
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