 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing...done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to hear his all neglected, be it ever so little Seven years, my Lord, have now passed, since 1 waited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...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....could ; " and no man is well pleased to have his all ne" glected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now passed " since I waited in your... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...public, I had exhaufted " all the art of pleafmg, which a retired and " uncourtly fcholar can poflefs. I had done " all that I could ; and no man is well pleafed " to have his all neglecled, be it ever fo "little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now pafled... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pages
...nor modesty would suffer me lo continue it. When 1 had once addressed your lordship in publick, I bad exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...once addressed your lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a r£> tired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public!;, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 pages
...that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord,' have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...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 a retired...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...pride nor modesty \vould suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. • " Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms,... | |
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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. 
