| John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself k vainqueur du vainqueur de la lerre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...address, and could not forbear to wish, that I might boast myself It vainqueur du vainmuur de la terrc ; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...his lite, would probably not have been much to Lord Chesterfield's taste ; but it must be — that 1 ften ve puhlic, I had exhaxisted all t lu- art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 374 pages
...the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contend. ing ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would... | |
| 1850 - 450 pages
...which I saw tlie world contending; but I found my allendance (1) so lilllc encouraged, lhat neiiher pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted ail thé art of pleasing which a retirée! and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1851 - 1502 pages
...the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le vainqueur 2 public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqiieur du vainqiieur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le rainqueur tlu vainqueur de la tcrre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de la teilt; — er lawful prize ! Some steer aright, but the black sufier me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...boast myself Ic -cainqucur du rainifueur de la, ttrrc; —that I might obtain that regard for which 1 saw the world contending; but I found my attendance...modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had onco addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and... | |
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