 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 strani
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...author had daily about him one " or other to read, fome perfons of man's " eftate, who, of their own accord, " greedily catched at the opportunity " of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 strani
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...author had daily about him one or other " to read, fome perfons of man's eftate, "who, of their own accord, greedily catched ** at the opportunity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 strani
...of a future generation. > In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...Philips tells us, " that though our " author had daily abou£ him one or other " to read, fome perfons of man's eftate, ** who, of their own accord, greedily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 strani
...impartiality pf a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...author had ** daily about him one or other to read, fome perfons " of man's eftate, who, of their own accord, greedily " catched at the opportunity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 strani
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his fIndies, and fupplied the want of light by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...author had " daily about him one or other to read, fome perfons " of man's eltate, who, of their own accord, greedily " catched at the opportunity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 strani
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his fludies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...Author " had daily about him one or other to read, fome " perfons of man's eftate, who, of their own ae*' cord, greedily catched at the opportunity of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness,...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.' Johnson's Works, vii. 108. ' Genus irritabile vatum.' 'The fretful tribe of rival poets.' Francis,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness,...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.' Johnson's Works, vii. 108. ' 'Genus irritabile vatum.' 'The fretful tribe of rival poets.' Francis,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 strani
...all dejected, relying on 1 own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, t! vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a...he continued his studies, and supplied the- want of sig by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following account: Mr. Philips tells us, "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 strani
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...Author " had daily about him one or other to read, fome " perfons of man's eftate, who, of their own accord, ** greedily catched at the opportunity of... | |
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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,... 
