 | 1853 - 530 σελίδες
...indulges in a sneer which is too injurious to be neglected. "Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, "forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on...away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." It is not true that Milton had made "great promises," or any promises at all. But if he had made the... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1855 - 232 σελίδες
...opportunity to indulge in one of his " growling sarcasms." " Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, " forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on...their liberty, and when he reaches the scene of action vapors away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." But Dr. Johnson, great as he is in the realm... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1855 - 240 σελίδες
...opportunity to indulge in one of his " growling sarcasms." " Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, " forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on...their liberty, and when he reaches the scene of action vapors away his patriotism in a MR. SMITH S LECTURE. I private boarding-school." But Dr. Johnson, great... | |
 | William Howitt - 1856 - 596 σελίδες
...nation, is a national insult of the grossest kind. Take this one passage as a specimen of the whole. " Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look...some degree of merriment on great promises and small performances ; on the man who hastens home because his countrymen are contending for their liberty,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1856 - 768 σελίδες
...political sentiments, makes the following remarks on the •educational labors of our author. •" Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with some degree * Milton was the author of a Latin Grammar, a Treatise on Logic, and a Latin Lexicon tThis is the language... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1859 - 396 σελίδες
...sneer and a false charge too injurious to be neglected. " Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, "forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on...liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action, vapors away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." It is not true that Milton had made " great... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1859 - 404 σελίδες
...sneer and a false charge too injurious to be neglected. " Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, "forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on...liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action, vapors away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." It is not true that Milton had made " great... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1859 - 418 σελίδες
...sneer and a false charge too injurious to be neglected. " Let not our veneration for Milton," says he, "forbid» us to look with some degree of merriment...liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action, vapors away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." It is not true that Milton had made " great... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 424 σελίδες
...induced by some of his friends to admit their sons to the same privilege. On this Dr. Johnson remarks, " Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look...on great promises and small performance: on the man frho hastens home because his countrymen are con tending for their liberty, and when he reaches the... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1860 - 614 σελίδες
...doctor, it will be remembered that he says, •' let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with merriment on great promises and small performance...hastens home because his countrymen are contending for liberty, and when he reaches the scene of action, vapors away /its patriotism in a private boardin... | |
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Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on great promises and small performance, on the man who hastens home, because his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action,... 
