 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which n retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done...pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication , without one act of assistance,4... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired...it ever so little. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired...it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time, I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired and unconrtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...pride nor modesty would allow me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...neither pride nor modesty would allow me to continue it Who I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...it ever so little. ' Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...pnde nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your .Lordship ш public, for it is a long way to walk. I would leave my Epigram, but h"ave not schobir can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed vour Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtlv scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his... | |
 | Joseph Hervey Hull - 1828 - 84 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it When I had once addressed your Lordship to publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and nu man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever to little. 11 Seven years, my Lord, have... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public — I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly •When Dr. Johnson had commenced his large Dictionary, he waited upon Lord Chesterfield, for his patronage,... | |
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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. 
