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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to ... - Page 204
by James Boswell - 1884 - 2221 pages
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The Lady's Magazine, Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ..., Part 2

1791 - 814 pages
...which, being very little acculteMitf Engraved for Ifif iody'j uarfu* 397 to fevours from the grear, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon Come flight encouragement, I firft vifited your lordfiiip, I was overpowered, like tlie reft of mankind,...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 20

1791 - 542 pages
...written by your Loidihip. To lie fo diltinguiflicd, is an honour, which, being very little accultomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to...receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. . " When, upon fome fiight encouragement, I firlt viiited your Lordlhip, I was overjKjwered, like the reft of mankind,...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 61, Part 2

1791 - 718 pages
...were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguiihed is an honour which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to...receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon fonie flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered, Jike the reft of mankind,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: Essay on the life and genius of Dr ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...diftinguimed is an honour which, " being very little accuftomed to favours from ** the great, I kaow not well how to receive, or " in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement, " I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpow** ered, like the reft of...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 7

1796 - 512 pages
...written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftingttiflied, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomcd to favours from the great, I know not well how to...receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fouie flight encouragement, I firft vifited your LordIhip, I was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,...
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Tracts on Political and Other Subjects, Volume 3

Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pages
...Chefterfield. « My Lord, Feb. 7, 1755. / • I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of « the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary * is recommended to the public, were written by your « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed to favours...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 7

1796 - 524 pages
...written by your Lordihip. To be fo diftinguiihed, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terras to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragementj I firft vifited your Lordihip, I was...
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Life. Poems. Irene, a tragedy

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...fo diftinguifhed is an " honour wWch, being very little accuf" tomed to favours from ^the great, 1 know '' not well how to receive, or in what terms " to acknowledge. "/When upon fome flight encouragement, " I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was over*' powered, like the reft of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 pages
...fo diftinguifhed is an " honour which, being very little accuf** tomed to favours from the great, 1 know " not well how to receive, or in what terms " to acknowledge. " When upon fome flight encouragement, " I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was over" powered, like the reft of mankind,...
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The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the Author

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...in the annals of literary history. ' I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the " World," that two papers in which my dictionary is recommended...to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be distinguished is an honour, which being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not...
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