 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pàgines
...boast myself Le vainqneur du vainqneur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would sutler me to continne it. When I had cure addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhansted all the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pàgines
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre-,-*- that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...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 - 1822 - 508 pàgines
...boast myself Le vainqucur du vamgueur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...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 - 1822 - 514 pàgines
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vamqueur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...continue it. 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.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pàgines
...might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; — but I found my attendance...addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of 440] of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 426 pàgines
...to acknowledge. le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But I found my attendance...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.... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pàgines
...boast myself le vainqueur du vainqucur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...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 - 1824 - 366 pàgines
..." regard for which I sa.w the world contending. " But I found my attendance so little encou" raged, that neither pride nor modesty would " suffer me to...addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pàgines
...boast myself " le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre ;" that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But I found my attendance...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 - 1825 - 504 pàgines
...boast myself " le vainqueur du vainqneur de la terre ;" that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But I found my attendance...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired and unconrtly scholar can possess.... | |
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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. 
