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,... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 288by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...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...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... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - 1835 - 78 pages
...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...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." When Marvell arrived in Paris, on his return to England, he had an opportunity of exercising his wit... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneouscurrent, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...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... | |
| English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...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...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation — JOHNSON. Afler line 57, col. 2, in the M& O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go. Ranging in... | |
| François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - English literature - 1836 - 380 pages
...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...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." This supposition is contrary to important facts. We shall see by his " Samson," if Milton thought himself... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current through hing was in bis opinion more contemptible than a man,...were not to be trusted with their own money. Full pie mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of... | |
| Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 400 pages
...one jot, Of heart or hope, but still bears up and steers Right onward." subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." And in the same spirit, Coleridge describes Milton " as still listening to the music of his own thoughts,... | |
| Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - American essays - 1838 - 692 pages
...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...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." The Life of DRYDEN is written with Johnson's usual sagacity, and with something more than his usual... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...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...not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with sleady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality... | |
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