 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.  Progressive Readings in Prose - Stran 238uredili: - 1923 - 376 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 550 strani
...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Te vainqumr da vatuqtittir tie la terre,— that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...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.... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 strani
...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le minqucur du vainqucur de la terre, — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...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.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 strani
...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 world...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.... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 strani
...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 world contending; but I found my attendance BO little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 strani
...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqunir du vainqueur de la terre ;'— that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...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.... | |
 | Gems - 1866 - 168 strani
...and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Lc rainqucur dn vainqncur dc la tcrrc; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...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 Philemon Holcombe - 1866 - 540 strani
...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 world...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 Philemon Holcombe - 1866 - 548 strani
...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 world contending ; but J found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 strani
...could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself le vainqueur du aainqucur de la terre*— that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world...contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, thai neither pride not modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordship... | |
 | Thomas Crampton - 1868 - 136 strani
...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 world...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.... | |
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