 TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. "Mv LORD, February 7, 1775. " 1 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...  The Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 211by Robert Anderson - 639 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1791 - 814 pages
...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 - 542 pages
...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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...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 to...receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | 1791 - 718 pages
...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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed, 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 fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | 1796 - 524 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pages
...7, 1755. / • 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 « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed to favours... | |
 | 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... | |
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