 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pagini
...your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagini
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre1 ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagini
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la tcrre' ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagini
...your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vninqueur du vaiitqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for...of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar fan possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pagini
...your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainguieur itu 'vainguier dc la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I bad once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pagini
...your address, and could not forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre ;—that I might obtain that regard for which...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pagini
...your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le vainqiteur du rainqueur de la, terre; that I might obtain that regard for which...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a r£> tired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pagini
...rainqiieur dc la tcrre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw tbe world contending;—but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me lo continue it. When 1 had once addressed your lordship in publick, I bad exhausted all the art of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pagini
...your address, and could not forbear to wish, that I might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de le terre ; that I might obtain that regard for which...When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I exhausted all The art of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pagini
...your address; and could not forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le vainqueur du Tainqveur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. AVhen I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which... | |
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When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment... 
