 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 to acknowledge.  Revue des cours et conférences - Page 4311902Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...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. Bnt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...wish, that I might boast myself " le vainqueur du vainqneur de la terre ;" that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...not well bow to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. ' When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like...forbear to wish, that I might boast myself le vainqueur flu vainqueur de la terre ; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...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 ; but... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. ' When upon some slight encouragement I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself, 1e vainguieur du vainquieur de la terre, that I might obtain the regard for which I saw the world contending... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. ' When upon some slight encouragement I first visited yoor lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind,...enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish thit I might boast myself, le vaingnieur du vainquieur de la lent, that I might obtain the regard for... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...acknowledge. " When,4ipon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was over powered, iD" , F a~ _ 1 Tt Ԅ Ĵ핰&S taitufueur d; la ierre-— that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...not well bow to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. '! When, upon some slight encouragement. I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, bv the enchantment of your address, and couid not forbear to wish that I might boast mvseli Le vainqueur... | |
 | Joseph Hervey Hull - English language - 1828 - 84 pages
...not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Lc vaingueur an vainqueur dc la tent ;— that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainquevr de la terre1; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but... | |
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