 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...kind of subterraneous 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 sleady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 60 pages
...of subterraneous current through fear ал Л silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of afuture generation. — JOHNSON. After line 62, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not al all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.— JOHNSON. After line 57, col. 2, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go. Ranging in thought... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 pages
...Talk, rent through fear and silence." " I cannot," he continues, " but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." There can he little doubt that he was supported by this " sober certainty" of future fame. Milton was... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 376 pages
...Talk. rent through fear and silence." " I cannot," he continues, " but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." There can be little doubt that he was supported by this " sober certainty" of future fame. Milton was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence* I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...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,... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 352 pages
...current through fear and silence." " I cannot," he continues, " but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." There can he little doubt that he was supported by this " sober certainty" of future fame. Milton was... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 396 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." Sir Walter Scott's real strength lay in the line to which he eventually adhered — the prose romance.... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 370 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." Sir Walter Scott's real strength lay in the line to which he eventually adhered — the prose romance.... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." Sir Walter Scott's real strength lay in the line to which he eventually adhered — the prose romance.... | |
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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,... 
