 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 Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 130by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...sufficient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton survey the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but concei him calm and confident,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its , in a kind of subterraneous current, through VOL. X. B b fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...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...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 - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way iri a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation...and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion5 and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...*ecurity of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surreye,d tie silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation...and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opini. on, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies,... | |
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