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| James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...has fo eagerly defired to fee. To the Right Honourable the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, February, 1755. " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguifhed, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
| 1791 - 728 pages
...Letter to the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. MY LORD, Fib *755I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietors of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordfhip. To be fo diftinguilhed is an honour which, being very little... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1791 - 580 pages
...feelings, and of flh power of expreffing them. Ta the Right Hon. tie Earl ofCntsTERFltLI» « MY LORD, Feb. 1755.. I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that rwo papers, in which шу Dicliomry is recommended «/•ßofwell's Life of Johnfort. recommended to... | |
| English literature - 1791 - 542 pages
...prelent review. " Ta the Right Honourable the Earl of CHESTJÍRFIELD. " February, 1755. " MY LORD, " I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that two pipers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to tlvpublic, weie written by your Loidihip. To lie fo... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1796 - 524 pages
...noblen leiTon to both authors and patrons that Rands upon record in the annals of literary hiilory. '* I have been lately informed by the proprietor of " The World," that two papers in which my Diftianлгу is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordihip. To be fo diftinguiihed,... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Chesterfield. 303 'To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. ' February 7, 1755. ' MY LORD, ' I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...that purpose. (C TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OP CHESTERFIELD. ." MY LORD, February 7, 1755. f I HAVE been lately informed, by the proprietor of...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...pages under 'To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. ,, . 'February 7, 1755. ' MY LORD, ' I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of...papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the publick, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...Honourable the Earl of ** CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the proprietors of the World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended " to the publick, were written by your " Lordftiip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour which, being very... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...Honourable the Earl of '' CHESTERFIELD. " MY LORD, " I have been lately informed, by the pro" prietors of the World, that two papers, '' in which my Dictionary is recommended " to the publick, were written by your " Lordlhip. To be fo diftinguifhed is an " honour wWch, being very little... | |
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