 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 Seiten
...your address; and could not forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le vainqueur du Tainqveur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. AVhen I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 Seiten
...and could nut forbear to wish that 1 might boast myself Le rainqueur du vainqueur de la tcrre ; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending; but I found ray attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty \vould suffer me to continue it.... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...address .; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le rainqueur du raim/uetir de In terre; — that I might obtain that regard for which...suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed yonr lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and nncourtly scholar... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 Seiten
...boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I o 2 saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance...addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing, which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. 1 had done all that I could ;... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 Seiten
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself, Le vainqueur du •oainqueur de la terrej— that I might obtain that regard, for which I saw the...exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 Seiten
...your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Lc -uainquier du -vainquier de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which...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 - 1820 - 442 Seiten
...your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqneur du vainqneur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would sutler me to continne it. When I had cure addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhansted all the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 Seiten
...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...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 - 1822 - 514 Seiten
...of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vamqueur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which n retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 Seiten
...of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqucur du vamgueur de la terre ; — that I might obtain that regard for...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.... | |
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When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment... 
