 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 páginas
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished,...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,... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 páginas
...MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. Dr. Johnson to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chciterfield. February, 1755. Mr LORD, I HAVE been lately informed by the proprietor of the...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished ia an honour which, being very little... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 páginas
...dated in the month of February, 1755. " To the Right Hon. the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. "•My LORD, "•1 have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 páginas
...wounded pride and surly independence, the composition is inimitable : — February 7, 1755. My Lord — I pires ; for now the leaf Incessant rustles public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which, being very little... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...wounded pride and surly independence, the composition is inimitable : — February 7, 1?S5. My Lord — I ~ recosimended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 páginas
...fear or hope from censure or from praise. Letter to Lard Chesterfield. February 7, 1755. My Lord— I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 páginas
...first ebullition of temper had subsided, felt that he had been unreasonably violent. — Er.] 112 113 papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your lordship. To be ao distinguished is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 páginas
...world has so eagerly desired to see. TO THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. 11 February 7. 1755. " Mr LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of '...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 374 páginas
...that purpose. — JioswELL. EH 25. TO THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " February 7. 1755. " MY LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of '...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be BO distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 páginas
...expression of wounded pride and surly independence, is inimitable :— February 7, 1755. MY LORD—I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the...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... | |
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I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The 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... 
