还有千千万万的因素,他们构成了一个率直而心存道义的人的价值。
Youcanhavenodoubtbutthatthesesentimentshoweverconveyedtomemusthavebeenacceptable.
conveyto:转达;传给
Imeantheveryunreasonablevaluewhichyousetuponmywritings, comparedwiththoseofothers.
comparedwith:与……相比
萨缪尔·约翰逊致切斯特菲尔德勋爵
SamuelJohnsontoLordChesterfield
萨缪尔·约翰逊(1709—1784),英国评论家、诗人、散文家和词典编纂家。1728年进牛津大学深造,后因家境贫寒辍学。1735年结婚,婚后定居伦敦,并开始文学创作,先后发表长诗《伦敦》和散文《理查德·萨维奇的生平》等作品。1746年,约翰逊应约承担编纂词典任务,经过八年努力,终于在1755年出版了两卷本的《英文词典》,收词四万余个,词义界定精确,文学引语丰富,是辞书编纂史上一座永久的丰碑。
MyLord,
Ihavebeenlatelyinformed, bytheproprietoroftheWorld, thattwopapers, inwhichmyDictionaryisrecommendedtothepublic, , isanhonour, which, beingverylittleaccustomedtofavoursfromthegreat, Iknownotwellhowtoreceive, orinwhattermstoacknowledge.
When, uponsomeslightencouragement, IfirstvisitedyourLordship, Iwasoverpowered, liketherestofmankind, bytheenchantmentofyouraddress; andcouldnotforbeartowishthatImightboastmyselfLevainqueurduvainqueurdelaterre; thatImightobtainthatregardforwhichIsawtheworldcontending; butIfoundmyattendancesolittleencouraged, , ; andnomaniswellpleasedtohavehisallneglected, beiteversolittle.
Sevenyears, myLord, havenowpast, sinceIwaitedinyouroutwardrooms, orwasrepulsedfromyourdoor, duringwhichtimeIhavebeenpushingonmyworkthroughdifficulties, ofwhichitisuselesstocomplain, andhavebroughtit, atlast, tothevergeofpublication, withoutoneactofassistance, onewordofencouragement, , forIneverhadaPatronbefore.
TheshepherdinVirgilgrewatlastacquaintedwithLove, andfoundhimanativeoftherocks.