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| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February, i 7 S5. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the great, I know... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...LORD, ** 1 have been lately informed, by the pro* ** prietors of the World, that two papers, ia ** which my Dictionary is recommended to the " publick, were written by your Lordfhip* " To be fo diftinguimed is an honour which, " being very little accuftomed to favours from ** the great, I kaow... | |
| Joseph Towers - France - 1796 - 464 pages
...Earl of Chefterfield. « My Lord, Feb. 7, 1755. / • I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of « the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary * is recommended to the public, were written by your « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...OF CHESTERFIELD. ,, . 'February 7, 1755. ' MY LORD, ' I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. ' February 7, 1755. ' MY LORD, ' I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the 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... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...EARL OP CHESTERFIELD. ." MY LORD, February 7, 1755. f I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of the 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...in the month of February, 1755. " To the Right Honourable the Earl of ** CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of...recommended " to the publick, were written by your " Lordftiip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour which, being very little accuf** tomed to favours... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...Honourable the Earl of '' CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the pro" prietors of the World, that two papers, '' in which my Dictionary...recommended " to the publick, were written by your " Lordlhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour wWch, being very little accuf" tomed to favours from... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...the Earl of Chesterfield. " MY LORD, February, 1755. " I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the ptiblic, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which being very little... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...stands upon record in the annals of literary history. ' I have been lately informed by the proprietor of the " World," that two papers in which my dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be distinguished is an honour, which being very little accustomed... | |
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