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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,... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 130
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pages
...progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneouscurrent, through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him...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...
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Sketches of English Literature: With Considerations on the Spirit ..., Volume 2

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 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." This supposition is contrary to important facts. We shall see by his " Samson," if Milton thought himself...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montombery, Lamb, and Kirke White ...

1836 - 514 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 — JOHNSON. Afler line 57, col. 2, in the M& O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go. Ranging in...
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Essays and Selections

Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 pages
...his Life of Milton, says, " 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 x. He is not irritated by- any opposition, He knows that " a good cause needs not to be patroned by...
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Literary and Theological Review, Volume 5

Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1838 - 686 pages
...best manner. " Fancy can hardly forbear," says he, " to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation...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...
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Works, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pages
...secuiity of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton sun-eyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation...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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The Quarterly Review, Volume 131

1871 - 608 pages
...reputation, or it may not. Fancy has been amused by conjecturing ' with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterranean current through fear and silence.' Its reputation did not burst forth in full brilliancy...
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The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White

Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 510 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...conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not al all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience,...
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Poems

Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 60 pages
...hardlyforbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, andmarked his reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous current through fear ал Л silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected,...
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Literary Leaves; Or, Prose and Verse Chiefly Written in India, Volume 2

David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 394 pages
...not always their best critic,) " can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation,...disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion and the impartiality of...
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