 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 from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 57by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 1791 - 814 pages
...which, being very little acculteMitf Engraved for Ifif iody'j uarfu* 397 to fevours from the grear, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon Come flight encouragement, I firft vifited your lordfiiip, I was overpowered, like tlie reft of mankind,... | |
 | 1791 - 730 pages
...To be fo diftinguilhed is an honour which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, 1 was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | 1791 - 542 pages
...lie fo diltinguiflicd, is an honour, which, being very little accultomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. . " When, upon fome fiight encouragement, I firlt viiited your Lordlhip, I was overjKjwered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 558 pages
...be fo diftinguifhed, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement, I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 654 pages
...diftinguimed is an honour which, " being very little accuftomed to favours from ** the great, I kaow not well how to receive, or " in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fome flight encouragement, " I firft vifited your Lordfhip, I was overpow** ered, like the reft of... | |
 | 1796 - 512 pages
...fo diftingttiflied, is an honour, which, being very little accuftomcd to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon fouie flight encouragement, I firft vifited your LordIhip, I was overpowered, like the reft of mankind,... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pages
...diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very little accuftomed to favours from « the great, I know not well how to receive, or in * what terms to acknowledge. ' When,, informed the public in his preface^ that his work had been executed " with little " affiftanee df the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. 'When, upon some slight encouragement,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. 'When, upon some slight encouragement,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. (' When, upon some slight encouragement,... | |
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