 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 328 pàgines
...Through the dim curtains of Futurity. dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consc ousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.— JOHNSON. After line 14, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the realms... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 pàgines
...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 32, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | John Edgar Blomfield - 1854 - 150 pàgines
...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." Milton has left several passages, both in his prose and poetical works, in which he refers to his affliction... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 468 pàgines
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him cal«i and confident little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation. —Johnson. After this line, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 494 pàgines
...kind of suhterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot hut conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...the vicissitudes of opinion and the impartiality of * future generation. — Johnson. After this line, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ! on we... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1859 - 320 pàgines
...kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may he considered as one of the warmest zealots of the Revolution Society itself, allows that "Johnson... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 134 pàgines
...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." But, though no enthusiastic reception was given to Paradise Lost on its first appearance, it is scarcely... | |
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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,... 
