 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 460 σελίδες
...reputation stealing its way in a kind of suhterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot hut conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed,...the vicissitudes of opinion and the impartiality of * future generation. — Johnson. After this line, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ! on we... | |
 | EPES SARGENT - 1854
...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...through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him cal«i and confident little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 118 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." But, though no enthusiastic reception was given to Paradise Lost on its first appearance, it is scarcely... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1860 - 460 σελίδες
...Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind cf subterraneous current through fear and silence. I...vicissitudes of opinion and the impartiality of a Suture generation. — Johnson. After this line, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1864
...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...and the impartiality of a future generation. In the meantime he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of which... | |
 | John Diprose - 1868
...forbear to conjecture with what temper he 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." St. Clement. The pupil of St. Peter, Clemens Romanus, has left us an " Epistle " addressed to the Church... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1869 - 453 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...vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."—JOHNSON. After line 24, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 576 σελίδες
...»lut temper Milton surveyed the silent progress oí hu work, and marked his reputation stealing it» way in a kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive bim calm and confident, little disappointed, not »t »11 dejected, relying on his own merit with •Uady... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874
...following passage concerning "Paradise Lost:" 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 Rowles Pattison - 1880 - 375 σελίδες
...Charles II. and afterwards. Johnson says, "He surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way, in a kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence." In the year 1839, Mr. Wiffen, accompanied Mr. Alexander, to Spain, on a deputation to promote the abolition... | |
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