 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 páginas
...desired to see. "TO THE RIGHT HONOURAflLE THE EAKL OF CHESTERFIELD. " Mv LoRD' February 7. 17SS. " ny, he, like other philosophers, whose minds are impregnated...poetical fancy, caught the common enthusism for splendid public, were written by your Lordship. • Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...independence, the composition is inimitable : Letter to Lord Chesterfield, February 1, 1T55. MY LORD— + ' i? recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be во distinguished is an honour,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 páginas
...violent — Er>.] pipers, iu which my Dictionary is recommcadrd lo the publick, were written by »our lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to ftvuors from the great, I know not well how lo receive, or in what terms to acknowl:Wheji, upon some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 páginas
...the Right Hon. the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietors Dearborn public, were written by vour Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour which, being very little... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 páginas
...ready;" or words to that LETTER 25. TO THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " February 7. 1755. "My LORD,—I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of '...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 páginas
...world has so eagerly desired to see. "TO THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " 7th February, 17Mw " MY LORD, — lect what he had undertaken. By his interest with the Rev. Dr. Adams, ma 1 [It docs not appear that there was any thing like "device" or " artifice." — ED.] 1 Dr. Johnson... | |
 | 1836 - 342 páginas
...MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. Dr. Johnson to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield. February, 1755. MY LORD, I HAVE been lately informed by the proprietor of the World, that two papers, in which my Die. tionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 páginas
...Right Hon. the Earl <tf CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour which, being very little... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 páginas
...lesson to both patrons and authors that stands upon record in the annals of literary history : — " I have been lately informed by the proprietor of :...The World,' that two papers, in which my dictionary s recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be distinguished is an honour, which,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 páginas
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished,...very little accustomed to favours from the great, 1 know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement,... | |
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I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' 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... 
