 is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.  Samuel Johnson - Page 44by Sir Leslie Stephen - 1878 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which,...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre1 ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which,...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the ptiblic, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which...your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind,N by the enchantment of your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...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...Lordship, I was overpowered like the rest of mankind by your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainguieur itu 'vainguier... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were ' written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which,...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le liainqueur an valnijueur de h la terre, 'that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...by your Lord" ihip. " fhip. To be fo diftinguimed 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 ac" knowledge. " When upon fome flight encouragement, " I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was over"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...papers, in " which my Dictionary is recommended to the " publick, were written by your Lordship. TQ " be so distinguished is an honour which, being " very little accustomed to favours from the " great, 1 know not well how to receive, or in " what terms to acknowledge. " When upon some slight encouragement,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which,...well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " MY LORD, February 7, 1755. " When, upon some slight encouragement, 1 first visited your Lordship,... | |
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