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 130by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
| Samuel Rowles Pattison - 1880 - 402 pages
...Lost," which was decried, both under the reign of Charles II. and afterwards. Johnson says, "He surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation...subterraneous current, through fear and silence." In the year 1839, Mr. Wiffen, accompanied Mr. Alexander, to Spain, on a deputation to promote the abolition... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1880 - 494 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... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 626 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." the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society itself, allows, that " Johnson has spoken in the highest... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 470 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 V Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society*... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 598 pages
...beneath reproach.' Act v. sc. 2. ' Oh hide me from myself.' Act v. sc. 3. 3 Johnson wrote of Milton: — 'I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little...the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality and Deference for the general opinion. [A D. 1749. and unmoved as that column. And let it be remembered,... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 570 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." Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
| John Earle - 1890 - 612 pages
...rises, &c. — Jeremy Taylor. Fancy can hardly forbear 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. — S. Johnson, Milton. It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then... | |
| James Boswell - 1890 - 568 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...disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own ment with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the... | |
| James Boswell - 1891 - 548 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...consciousness, and waiting without impatience the 1 See Johnson's Worts, vii. 134, 212, and viii. 386. * Horace Walpole (Letters, vii. 452) writes of... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 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." Indeed, even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
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