 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...disappointed, not at all de jected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and Availing @, In (he mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1843 - 588 pages
...kind of subterraneous current, through fear and silence. 1 cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...impartiality of a future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, whc may be considered as one of the warmest yeaiOts of The Revolution Society itself, allows, that... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 360 pages
...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 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 pages
...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 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all de jected, nted as demanding the laurel, and as being called...reward : His crime was for belnc a felon in »eree, In flie mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 pages
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without unpatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON.... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 562 pages
...was published, and while he was, according to Johnson's conception of him — "Calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." But that Johnson evidently considered the purpose of Milton, in being thus read to, to be the procuring... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 548 pages
...was published, and while he was, according to Johnson's conception of him — "Calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a futun generation." But that Johnson evidently considered the purpose of Milton, in being thus read... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 340 pages
...kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but coneeive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON. After line 23, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 pages
...through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, not at all dejected, relying in his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." A mind true to itself, wUl proceed without hurrying and without pausing. Against the tendency to hasty... | |
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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,... 
