 | James Philemon Holcombe - 1866 - 548 pages
...it, if less be possible, with less, for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope in which 1 once boasted myself with so much exultation, my Lord,...your Lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, S. JOHNSON. THE PUBLICATION OF HIS THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS. David Hume to Adam Smith. LONDON, 12th... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for T have long been wakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted...your Lordship's most humble, most obedient servant. (1) Patron. It is amusing to read the definition of a "patron" in "the Dictionary " — '* one who... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1869 - 572 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...most humble, most obedient Servant, SAM. JOHNSON. POETS CO? THE SEVENTH ERA. CHAPTER XI. OTHER WRITERS OF THE SEVENTH EKA. POETS. William Shenstone.... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
...myself. Having earned on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, S. JOHNSON. 1709-1784. SCENE FROM " THE GOOD-NATURED MAN." Mr Honeywood and Jarvis. Hon. Well, Jarvis,... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 306 pages
...myself. "Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligatiop to any favorer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...Your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, "SAMUEL JOHNSON." The book appeared without a dedication, and, when some friend expressed surprise,... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...numerus ; in both cases, however, the French has given us the special forms. any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed, though I should conclude...Your Lordship's most humble, Most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. 153. From the PREFACE TO HIS DICTIONARY. In hope of giving longevity to that which... | |
 | Class-book - 1869 - 344 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. From the Preface to his Dictionary. In hope of giving longevity to that which its own... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 480 pages
...disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less : for I have long been awakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself...most humble, most obedient servant, ' SAM. JOHNSON.' And thus must the rebellious ' Sam. Johnson' turn him to the Bookselling guild, and the wondrous chaos... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 pages
...be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have long been wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted...your lordship's most humble, most obedient servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. XXXVI. DAVID HUME. 1711—1776. DAVID HUME was born at Edinburgh in 1711, and died... | |
 | George Seton - 1870 - 280 pages
...myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude...most humble, most obedient servant, SAM. JOHNSON. Sir Walter's letters are very pleasant reading, particularly those addressed to the members of The... | |
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Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted... 
