 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...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 - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre1 ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...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 - 1799 - 648 pages
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la tcrre' ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but I found my attendance...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 - 1804 - 594 pages
...boast myself Le vninqueur du vaiitqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...your Lordship in public, -I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar fan possess. I had done all that I could ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...boast myself Le vainguieur itu 'vainguier dc la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I bad once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...boast myself le liainqueur an valnijueur de h la terre, 'that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess — . I had done all that I could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...that I " might obtain that regard for which I saw the " world contending. But I found my attend" ance so little encouraged, that neither pride " nor modesty...it. " When I had once addressed your Lordship " in publick, I exhausted all the art of plea" sing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar " can possess.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre ;—that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but I found my attendance...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.... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...might boast myself le vainqiteur du rainqueur de la, terre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; — but I found my attendance'...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a r£> tired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...rainqiieur dc la tcrre; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw tbe world contending;—but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me lo continue it. When 1 had once addressed your lordship in publick, I bad exhausted all the art of... | |
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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. 
