 Fancy can hardly 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 current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 288των Samuel Johnson - 1806Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 σελίδες
...through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, not at all dejected, relying in his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." A mind true to itself, wUl proceed without hurrying and without pausing. Against the tendency to hasty... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 322 σελίδες
...of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind ol subterraneous current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...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 Rogers - 1851 - 328 σελίδες
...Through the dim curtains of Futurity. dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consc ousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.— JOHNSON. After line 14, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the realms... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 σελίδες
...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...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON. After line 32, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 σελίδες
...of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...expedient, of which Philips gives the following account : Mr. Philips tells us, " that though our author had daily about him one or other to read, some persons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 σελίδες
...footing with Homer, Virgil, reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...expedient, of which Philips gives the following account : — Mr. Philips tells us, " that though he had daily about him one or other to read, some persons... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 516 σελίδες
...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...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON. After line 33, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | John Edgar Blomfield - 1854 - 150 σελίδες
...of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Milton has left several passages, both in his prose and poetical works, in which he refers to his affliction... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 468 σελίδες
...its way in a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him cal«i and confident little disappointed, not at all dejected,...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation. —Johnson. After this line, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 494 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... | |
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