| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 páginas
...encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed yonr lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and nncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that B 2 I could ; and no man is well pleased to have... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 páginas
...contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ;... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 páginas
...contending : — but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your...exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 páginas
...contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to 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 - 1817 - 466 páginas
...contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your...neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, hare now past, since I waited in your out» ward rooms, or was repulsed from your door : during which... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 páginas
...sayinç, wifli a smile, " No, .Sir ; I have hurt the dog too much already ;" or words to that purpose. uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no in. ni is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 394 páginas
...contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to 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 páginas
...contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to 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.... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 páginas
...contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to 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.... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 páginas
...contending; — but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once 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 ; and... | |
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