 | Class-book - 1869 - 344 páginas
...with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. From the Preface to his Dictionary. In hope of giving longevity to that which its own... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 páginas
...with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, S. JOHNSON. 1709-1784. SCENE FROM " THE GOOD-NATURED MAN." Mr Honeywood and Jarvis. Hon. Well, Jarvis,... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 páginas
...given us the special forms. any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...Your Lordship's most humble, Most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. 153. From the PREFACE TO HIS DICTIONARY. In hope of giving longevity to that which... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 306 páginas
...far with so little obligatiop to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...Your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, "SAMUEL JOHNSON." The book appeared without a dedication, and, when some friend expressed surprise,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 480 páginas
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...most humble, most obedient servant, ' SAM. JOHNSON.' And thus must the rebellious ' Sam. Johnson' turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the wondrous chaos... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 páginas
...be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have long been wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. XXXVI. DAVID HUME. 1711—1776. DAVID HUME was born at Edinburgh in 1711, and died... | |
 | George Seton - 1870 - 278 páginas
...with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...most humble, most obedient servant, SAM. JOHNSON. Sir Walter's letters are very pleasant reading, particularly those addressed to the members of 8o Sir... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1850 - 492 páginas
...with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I...your Lordship's most humble, Most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. 1 The conqueror of the conqueror of the world. 211, FROM THE PREFACE TO HIS DICTIONARY.... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - 1870 - 618 páginas
...possible, with less; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, on which I once boasted with so much exultation. " My Lord, your lordship's...humble, " Most obedient servant, " SAM. JOHNSON." 5. Historical Writings are accounts of past events and transactions. They include National History,... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1871 - 564 páginas
...with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...most humble, most obedient Servant, SAM. JOHNSON. CHAPTER XI. OTHEK WEITEKS OF THE SEVENTH ERA. POETS. WILLIAM SHENSTONE, born in 1714, at Leasowesin... | |
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Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... 
