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,... The life of Samuel Johnson - Stran 744avtor: James Boswell - 1817Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 strani
...two narrow words, Hicjacet. RALEIGH. Note 3, page 11, col. 2. Through the dim curtains of Futurity. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without unpatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 strani
...to-day, and will be our starting-post to-morrow." P. 83, 1. 19. Through the dim curtains of Futurity. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 360 strani
...to-day, and will be our starting-post to-morrow." P. 83, 1. 19. Through the dim curtains of Futurity, Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.... | |
| James Boswell - 1843 - 588 strani
...marked his imputation stealing ils way in a kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. 1 cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 562 strani
...That is long after Paradise Lost was published, and while he was, according to Johnson's conception of him — "Calm and confident, little disappointed,...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 340 strani
...seldom understood before they are gone ! Q Page 193, line 23. Through the dim curtains of Futurity. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but coneeive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 strani
...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...calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all de jectcd, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 strani
...thence till God's appointed time was fully come. Dr. Johnson, speaking of the Paradise Lost, says, " Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...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... | |
| James Boswell - 1851 - 322 strani
...as by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning " Paradise Lost :" "Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what...and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind ol subterraneous current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 strani
...to-day, and will be our starting-post to-morrow." P. 67, 1. 32. Through the dim curtairu of Futurity. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.... | |
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