 | James Boswell - 1821 - 398 pages
...desired to see. , " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February 7, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary js recommended to the publick, were written 1 Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...desired to see. " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February 7, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...desired to see. " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. «' MY LORD, Februaiy 7, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...Right Honourable the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietors of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...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... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...undeplored . LETTER FROM DR JOHNSON TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. February, 1755. MY LORD, I HAVE been lately informed by the proprietor...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 426 pages
...Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...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. le vainqueur... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pages
...the proprietor of Uhe'World,' that two papers, in which my dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished,...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...HONOURABLE THE EARL, OF CHEST.ERFIELD. My LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...RIGHT HONOURABLE THK KARL OF CHESTERFIELD. MY LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...so eagerly desired to see. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " February 7, 1755. " MY LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietor...Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by b Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with respect to the circulation of this letter... | |
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World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, 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... 
