 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 I saw the...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 pagina’s
...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...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.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pagina’s
...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...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing, which a retired scholar can possess. I had done all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pagina’s
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself /.i vainquear du vainquenr de la Ierre; — 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 - 1820 - 368 pagina’s
...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...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 - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...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 which I saw the...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 - 1822 - 514 pagina’s
...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 which I saw the...publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which n retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pagina’s
...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...continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of 440] of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 pagina’s
...and could not forbear to wish, " that I might boast myself le vainqueur du vain" queur de la terre ; that I might obtain that " regard for which I sa.w...contending. " But I found my attendance so little encou" raged, that neither pride nor modesty would " suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed... | |
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I might 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 so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. 
