 When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that...  Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 84by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 197 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...of your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vninqueur du vaiitqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for...of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar fan possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I bad once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted...which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le liainqueur an valnijueur de h la terre, 'that I might obtain that regard for which...retired and uncourtly scholar can possess — . I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to hear his all neglected, be it ever so little... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...publick, I exhausted all the art of plea" sing, 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 ne" glected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed " since I waited in your... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...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. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me lo continue it. When 1 had once addressed your lordship in publick, I bad 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.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...your address; and could not forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le rainquenr du vainqueur dc la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...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.... | |
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