 | 1909 - 498 דפים
...which its own nature forbids to be immortal, I have devoted this book, the labor of years, to the honor of my country, that we may no longer yield the palm of philology, without a contest, to the nations of the continent. The chief glory of every people arises from its authors :... | |
 | Bernard Quaritch (Firm) - 1898 - 806 דפים
...Murray's ambition to say with his great predecessor and pioneer, Dr. Johnson, " I have devoted this work, the labour of years, to the honour of my country, that we may no longer yield without a contest the palm of Philology to the nations of the Continent." — Saturday Review, April... | |
 | Bernard Quaritch (Firm) - 1896 - 710 דפים
...Murray's ambition to say, with his great piedecessor and pioneer, Dr. Johnson. ' I have devoted this work, the labour of years, to the honour of my country, that we may no lunger yield without a contest the palm of Philology to the nations of the Continent"' " — Saturday... | |
 | W. F. Bolton - 1966 - 244 דפים
...In hope of giving longevity to that which its own nature forbids to be immortal, I have devoted this book, the labour of years, to the honour of my country,...may no longer yield the palm of philology, without a contest, to the nations of the continent. The chief glory of every people arises from its authours:... | |
 | Greg Clingham - 1997 - 290 דפים
...Johnson was sensitive to this expectation and he says explicitly in his Preface, "I have devoted this book, the labour of years, to the honour of my country,...may no longer yield the palm of philology without a contest to the nations of the continent" (Greene, p. ^1-). However, the "palm of philology" meant something... | |
 | Lawrence Lipking - 2009 - 396 דפים
...raises two banners together: first person singular and first person plural. 130 I have devoted this book, the labour of years, to the honour of my country,...may no longer yield the palm of philology without a contest to the nations of the continent. The chief glory of every people arises from its authours:... | |
 | Allen Webb - 1998 - 264 דפים
...language were overtly nationalistic and literary; "l have devoted this book," he writes, "to the honor of my country, that we may no longer yield the palm of philology without a contest to the nations of the continent The chief glory of every people arises from its authors." Thus,... | |
 | John T. Lynch - 2003 - 244 דפים
...undoubtedly left all other nations far behind them." His goals are clear: "I have devoted this book ... to the honour of my country, that we may no longer yield the palm of philology without a contest to the nations of the continent." He makes a similar claim for English pride in praising Warton... | |
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I have devoted this book, the labour of years, to the honour of my country, that we may no longer yield the palm of philology, without a contest, to the nations of the continent. 
