Dictionary is recommended to the public, 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 terms to acknowledge. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 75by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1791 - 814 pages
...which, being very little acculteMitf Engraved for Ifif iody'j uarfu* 397 to fevours from the grear, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon Come flight encouragement, I firft vifited your lordfiiip, I was overpowered,... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1791 - 718 pages
...my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguiihed is an honour which, being very little accuftomed to...know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon fonie flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered,... | |
| English literature - 1791 - 542 pages
...written by your Loidihip. To lie fo diltinguiflicd, is an honour, which, being very little accultomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. . " When, upon fome fiight encouragement, I firlt viiited your Lordlhip, I was overjKjwered,... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomed to-favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...papers, ia ** which my Dictionary is recommended to the " publick, were written by your Lordfhip* " To be fo diftinguimed is an honour which, " being...little accuftomed to favours from ** the great, I kaow not well how to receive, or " in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement,... | |
| Joseph Towers - France - 1796 - 464 pages
...Dictionary * is recommended to the public, were written by your « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed...know not well how to receive, or in * what terms to acknowledge. ' When,, informed the public in his preface^ that his work had been executed " with little... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1796 - 524 pages
...Diftianлгу is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordihip. To be fo diftinguiihed, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomed...great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terras to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragementj I firft vifited your Lordihip, I was... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1796 - 512 pages
...written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftingttiflied, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomcd to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fouie flight encouragement, I firft vifited your LordIhip, I was overpowered,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 terms to acknowledge. 'When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered,... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 terms to acknowledge. 'When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered,... | |
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