 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, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 198di James Boswell - 1826Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1791 - 814 pagine
...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,... | |
 | 1791 - 718 pagine
...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,... | |
 | 1791 - 542 pagine
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pagine
...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... | |
 | 1796 - 512 pagine
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pagine
...written by your « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed to favours from « the great, I know not well how...receive, or in * what terms to acknowledge. ' When,, informed the public in his preface^ that his work had been executed " with little " affiftanee df the... | |
 | 1796 - 524 pagine
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pagine
...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 - 1801 - 422 pagine
...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 - 1804 - 594 pagine
...of the 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,...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... | |
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