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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ... - Page 216
by James Boswell - 1860
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lord-hip in public, poseen». I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...pride nor modesty would sutler me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, s eau possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 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...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...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...some opinion derogatory to his personal pretensions. Mr. Tyers, however, suggests a more in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...little. " Seven years, my lord, have now past, since 1 waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in puhlic, I had exhaxisted all t lu- art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that 1 could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years,...
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The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin ...

William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 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...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 have...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...me to continue it. When I had onco addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar...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...
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Cyclopedia of English Literature: a Selection of the Choicest ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...pride nor modesty would sufier me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, eze, the sails dropt down, Twas sad as sad could be ; And we he it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room»,...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, bo it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or...
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Recollections of a Literary Life: Or, Books, Places and People

Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 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 scholar can possess. I had done all I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. 140 RECOLLECTIONS...
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