| 1791 - 728 páginas
...Letter to the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. MY LORD, Fib *755I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietors of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary...is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguilhed is an honour which, being very little accuftomed to favours from the... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 páginas
...It was as follows ; < To the Right Hon. the Earl of Chefterfield. « My Lord, Feb. 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 « lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an honour, « which, being very... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 páginas
...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...recommended " to the publick, were written by your " Lordftiip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour which, being very little accuf** tomed to favours... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 páginas
...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 " Lordlhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour wWch, being very little accuf" tomed to favours from... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 páginas
...Johnson's Dictionary. 1.1 \ To the Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield. " MY LORD, February, 1755. " I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the ptiblic, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which being very little... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 páginas
...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 - 1806 - 350 páginas
...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,... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 768 páginas
...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 the...an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favour from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When upon... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 páginas
...displays, is, perhaps, unrivalled. " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE KARL ' OF CHESTERFIELD. '' My Lord, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The...know not well how to receive, or in what terms to iicknowledge. " Wfeen, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 páginas
...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... | |
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