 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 Metropolitan - Page 391831Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...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 pages
...Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.' Johnson's Works, vii. 108. ' 'Genus irritabile vatum.' 'The fretful tribe of rival poets.' Francis,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...through VOL. X. B b fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his /own merit with...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...opinion, and the impartiality of a future .generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opini. on, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion5 and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of... | |
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