 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.  The National Magazine - Page 489edited by - 1853Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Levainqueur 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 - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainquevr 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.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly •When Dr. Johnson had commenced his large Dictionary, he waited upon Lord Chesterfield, for his patronage,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...the world contending ; but I found my itlfnuWe so little encouraged, that neither prule nor mddesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, 1 had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly xhfllu can possess.... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...not forbear to wish that I might boast myself " the conqueror of the conqueror of the earth ;" — 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, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...forbear to wish, that 1 might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre ; that I rnipht obtuin Johnson encourased, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When 1 had once addressed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le rainqueur du vaingueur de la terre;—that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...continue it. (') When I had once addressed your lordship (1) Johnson's personal manners and habits, even at a later and more polished period of his life, would... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqufur du vainqueur de la terre l : — h subject, to the said Mr. Johnson, during the term of his dictatorship. /bund my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would surfer me to continue... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...address, and could not forbear to wish, that I might bout myself U vainqueur du vatnaueur de la tare ; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard or which I saw the world contending ; but I found my...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When " had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired... | |
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