| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...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 recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour which, being very little... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...desired to see. " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " MY LOUD, February 7, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of...Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written 1 Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with . respect to the circulation of this... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished,...accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well bow to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. ' When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...desired to see. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " February 7, 1755. " MY LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of...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... | |
| George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...admirably, and has been so generally admired, that its insertion seems unavoidable. • My Lord, ' I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the...papers, in' which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which, being very little... | |
| George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...so admirably, and has been so generally admired, that its insertion seems unavoidable. ' My Lord, ' I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written^ by your lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which, 'being very little... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...desired to see. "TO THE RIGHT HONOURAflLE THE EAKL OF CHESTERFIELD. " Mv LoRD' February 7. 17SS. " ny, he, like other philosophers, whose minds are impregnated...poetical fancy, caught the common enthusism for splendid public, were written by your Lordship. • Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...desired to see. "TO THE RIGHT HONOrrtADI.E THE EARL ОГ CUESTEBr-IEI.D. " Mv Loen, February 7, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were writ'ten by your Ixmlship. • Dr. Johnion app<«red to have had a remarkable delicacy... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...independence, the composition is inimitable : Letter to Lord Chesterfield, February 1, 1T55. MY LORD— + ' i? recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be во distinguished is an honour,... | |
| James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...violent — Er>.] pipers, iu which my Dictionary is recommcadrd lo the publick, were written by »our lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to ftvuors from the great, I know not well how lo receive, or in what terms to acknowl:Wheji, upon some... | |
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