 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...and could not forbear to wish, that I might boast myself " le vainqueur du vainqneur de la terre ;" that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired and unconrtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...and could not forbear 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. Bnt I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue... | |
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 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826
...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 ; but...little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would allow me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 580 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du taitufueur d; la ierre- 't come." JOIINSON : " You must talk to Mrs. Williams about this." Here was a sad dilemma. I feared pnde nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your .Lordship ш public,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827
...la terre; that I might obtain that regard for which I я« the world contending ; but I found mv attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride...suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed vour Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtlv scholar... | |
 | Joseph Hervey Hull - 1828 - 12 pages
...address, and 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 contending ; but I found my attendance to little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it When I had once... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 284 pages
...overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly When Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833
...the world contending ; but I found my itlfnuWe so little encouraged, that neither prule nor mddesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, 1 had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly xhfllu can possess. I had done... | |
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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 I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. 
