 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 pages
...far with so little obligation to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I shall conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for...most humble, " Most obedient servant, SAM. JOHNSON." — Boswell. ' EXPRESSIONS OF 'GOOD-WILL AND APPROBATION. I ASSURED him that in the extensive and various... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 pages
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, "SiM. JOHNSON." And thus must the rebellious "Sam. Johnson" turn him to the Bookselling guild, and... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude...most humble, Most obedient servant, SAM. JOHNSON. Hit Dictionary. In hope of giving longevity to that which its own nature forbids to be immortal, I... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 608 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...Lordship's most humble most obedient servant SAM JOHNSON. CXLVII. In this instance, however, we find Dr. Johnson gracefully apologising for unwittingly wounding... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 606 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with BO little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...Your Lordship's most humble most obedient servant _ SAM JOHNSON. OXLVII. In this instance, however, we find Dr. Johnson gracefully apologising for unwittingly... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 644 pages
...with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I -hould conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I...Your Lordship's most humble most obedient servant CXLVII. SAM JOHSSON. In this instance, however, we find Dr. Johnson gracefully apologising for unwittingly... | |
 | Arthur Hamilton - 1880 - 276 pages
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 | William Francis Collier - 1880 - 558 pages
...learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with leas ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope...most humble, most obedient Servant, SAM. JOHNSON. CHAPTER XL OTHEK, WRITERS OF THE SEVENTH ERA. Horace Walpole. Hugh Blair. Gilbert White. Samuel Foote.... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have long 40 been wakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted...Your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. III.— VANITY OF MILITARY AMBITION.3 On what foundation stands the warrior's pride,... | |
 | Charles Norman - 1951 - 368 pages
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Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... 
