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. - Страница 130по Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 370 страници
...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.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 страници
...disappointed, not at all de jected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and Availing without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In (he mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 360 страници
...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. — JOHNSON. After line 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 страници
...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. — JOHNSON. After line 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
| James Boswell - 1843 - 588 страници
...kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. 1 cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, whc may be considered as one of the warmest yeaiOts of The Revolution Society... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 страници
...and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all de jected, nted as demanding the laurel, and as being called...reward : His crime was for belnc a felon in »eree, flie mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 страници
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without unpatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON.... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 562 страници
...was published, and while he was, according to Johnson's conception of him — "Calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." But that Johnson evidently considered the purpose of Milton, in being thus read to, to be the procuring... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 548 страници
...was published, and while he was, according to Johnson's conception of him — "Calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a futun generation." But that Johnson evidently considered the purpose of Milton, in being thus read... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 340 страници
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but coneeive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON. After line 23, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
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