 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,...  Milton, with an Introduction and Notes - Page 40by Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 139 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffuudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...marked his reputation ftealing its way in a kind of fubterraneous current through fear and filence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying op his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufhefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting without impatience the viciffitudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, ' without without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...reproach.' Act v. sc. 2. ' Oh hide me from myself.' Act v. sc. 3. ' Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little...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 - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...reproach.' Act v. sc. 2. ' Oh hide me from myself.' Act v. sc. 3. 1 Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little...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 - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...reputation stealing its way in kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but concei him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on 1 own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, t! vicissitudes of opinion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting without impatience the viciffitudes of opinion, and the 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 following... | |
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