 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 σελίδες
...Honourable the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " My LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the pro-. " prietors of The World, that two papers, in " which my Dictionary...recommended to the " publick, were written by your Lordship. TQ " be so distinguished is an honour which, being " very little accustomed to favours from the " great,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 σελίδες
...the Right Hon. the EARL O/CHESTERFIELD. " MT 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... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 σελίδες
...just contempt, and instead of a dedication, he wrote to his lordship this admirable letter: " My LORD, "I HAVE been lately informed, by the. proprietor of...an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favour from the great, I know not welt hfrw to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 σελίδες
...noblest 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...papers in which my dictionary is recommended to the public were written by your Lordship. To be distinguished is an honour, which being very little accustomed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 σελίδες
...HONOURABLE THE EARL OF 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... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 σελίδες
...LETTER II. DR. JOHNSON TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE TUP. EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. MY LORI), ' February, 1753. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 σελίδες
...Honourable the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the pro" prietors of the World, that two papers, " in which my Dictionary...recommended " to the publick, were written by your Lord" ship. To be so distinguished is an honour " which, being very little accustomed to " favours... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 σελίδες
...proprietor of the ' \Vorld,' 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 the favours of the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When upon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 σελίδες
...see. " To THE RIGHT HONOURAHI.E THE Елит. OF CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February 7, 1755. " I HATE been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World,...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be su distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 σελίδες
...desired to see. " To THE RHJHT HONOURABLE THE EAKL OF CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February 7, 1755. " 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... | |
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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... 
