 | James Boswell - 1887 - 470 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation V Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society*... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 598 σελίδες
...beneath reproach.' Act v. sc. 2. ' Oh hide me from myself.' Act v. sc. 3. 3 Johnson wrote of Milton: — 'I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little...the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality and Deference for the general opinion. [A D. 1749. and unmoved as that column. And let it be remembered,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 570 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
 | John Earle - 1890 - 552 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — S. Johnson, Milton. It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked q 6J ment with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1891 - 548 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...consciousness, and waiting without impatience the 1 See Johnson's Worts, vii. 134, 212, and viii. 386. * Horace Walpole (Letters, vii. 452) writes of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 180 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked 20 his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...future generation. In the mean time he continued his duties, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 546 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Indeed, even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Wight Duff - 1900 - 318 σελίδες
...secrecy of love, and ' Paradise Lost ' broke into open view with sufficient security of kind reception. subterraneous current through fear and silence. I...without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion and the impar- 5 tiality of a future generation. In the meantime he continued his studies, and supplied the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 σελίδες
...forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked , such as I should quite reject, and endeavour to...respect, it would be a great satisfaction, as well j steady consciousness, and waiting, without im- [ patience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality... | |
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Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident,... 
