 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pages
...his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted MILTON. 223 courted nor received fupport; there is in his writings...difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but difficulties vanifhed at his touch; he was born for whatever is arduous, and his work is not the greateft of heroick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted 7 courted nor received fupport ; there is in his writings...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport. His great works were performed under difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...hindrance: he did not refufe admiffion to the thoughts or images of his predcceffors, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor...difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but difficulties vanifhcd at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greateft of heroick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his cotltemppraries he neither courted nor received fuppprt ; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicifatipn of fupport. His great works were performed under difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his predeceflbrs, but he did not fcek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor wceived fupport; there is in his writings nothing by which...difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but difficulties vanifhed at his touch; he was born for whatever is arduous; and his work is not the greateft of heroick... | |
 | 1788 - 642 pages
...naturally a thinker for himfelf, confident of hit. own abilities, and difdaioful of help or hindrance. There is in his writings nothing by which the pride...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, or felicitation of fupport. fp. 162.) He had watched with^ g'eat diligence the operations of human... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...hindrance : he did not refufe admiffion to the thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport. port. His great works were performed under difcountenance, and in blindnefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...hindrance : he did not refufe admiffion to the thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did i.ot leek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor...there is in his writings nothing by which the pride; pf other authors might be gratified, or favour gained; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport;.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...hindrance : he did not refufe admiflion to the thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor...the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favours gained ; no exchange of praife, nor felicitation of fupport. His great works were performed... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...predecessors, but he did not seek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support ; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride...might be gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praise, nor solicitation of support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness... | |
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From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support : There is in his writings nothing by which the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praise, nor solicitation of support. 
