 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord,' have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I exhausted all The art of pleasing, which a retired...uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that 1 could ; and no anan is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased...it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...modesty would suffer me " to continue it. When I had once addressed " your Lordship in public, I had exhausted " all the art of pleasing, which a retired...ever so " little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed " since I waited in your outward room, or was " repulsed from your door ; during which. " time... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...it ever so little. Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, hare now past, since I waited in your out» ward rooms, or was repulsed from your door : during which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...nor modesty, would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...sayinç, wifli a smile, " No, .Sir ; I have hurt the dog too much already ;" or words to that purpose. uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no in. ni is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,4... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which n retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done...pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication , without one act of assistance,4... | |
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I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could, and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. 
