| 1791 - 718 pages
...that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguiihed is an honour which, being very...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,... | |
| 1791 - 728 pages
...my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguilhed is an honour which, being very little accuftomed to...great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, 1 was overpowered,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...Dictionary is recommended to the " publick, were written by your Lordfhip* " To be fo 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,... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pages
...Dictionary * is recommended to the public, were written by your « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed...great, I know not well how to receive, or in * what terms to acknowledge. ' When,, informed the public in his preface^ that his work had been executed... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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. 'When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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. 'When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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. (' When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...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. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was... | |
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