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1、SamuelJohnson'slettertoLordChesterfield(7thFebruary1755)ToTheRightHonourableTheEarlOfChesterfieldMyLord,Ihavebeenlatelyinformed,bytheproprietorofTheWorld,thattwopapers,inwhichmyDictionaryisrecommendedtothepublic,werewrittenbyyourlordship.Tobesodistinguishedi
2、sanhonourwhich,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavoursfromthegreat,IknownotwellhowtoSamuelJohnson'slettertoLordChesterfield(7thFebruary1755)ToTheRightHonourableTheEarlOfChesterfieldMyLord,Ihavebeenlatelyinformed,bytheproprietorofTheWorld,thattwopapers,inwhichmyDi
3、ctionaryisrecommendedtothepublic,werewrittenbyyourlordship.Tobesodistinguishedisanhonourwhich,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavoursfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowtoreceive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge.When,uponsomeslightencouragement,Ifirstvisitedyourlordship,Iwasov
4、erpowered,liketherestofmankind,bytheenchantmentofyouraddress,andcouldnotforbeartowishthatImightboastmyselfLevainqueurduvainqueurdelaterre;—thatImightobtainthatregardforwhichIsawtheworldcontending;butIfoundmyattendancesolittleencouraged,thatneitherpridenormod
5、estywouldsuffermetocontinueit.WhenIhadonceaddressedyourLordshipinpublic,Ihadexhaustedalltheartofpleasingwhicharetiredanduncourtlyscholarcanpossess.IhaddoneallthatIcould;andnomaniswellpleasedtohavehisallneglected,beiteversolittle.Sevenyears,mylord,havenowpass
6、ed,sinceIwaitedinyouroutwardrooms,orwasrepulsedfromyourdoor;duringwhichtimeIhavebeenpushingonmyworkthroughdifficulties,ofwhichitisuselesstocomplain,andhavebroughtit,atlast,tothevergeofpublication,withoutoneactofassistance(1),onewordofencouragement,oronesmile
7、offavour.SuchtreatmentIdidnotexpect,forIneverhadapatronbefore.TheshepherdinVirgilgrewatlastacquaintedwithLove,andfoundhimanativeoftherocks.Isnotapatronsmylord,onewholookswithunconcernonamanstrugglingforlifeinthewater,and,whenhehasreachedground,encumbershimwi
8、thhelp?Thenoticewhichyouhavebeenpleasedtotakeofmylabours,haditbeenearly,hadbeenkind;butithasbeendelayedtillIamindifferent,andcannotenjoyit:tillIamsolitary,andcannotimpartit;(2)tillIamknown,anddo
