 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
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 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... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 370 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... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pages
...stealing its way in a kind of subterranean current through fear and silence." " I cannot," he continues, " but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed,...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." There can be little doubt that he was supported by this " sober certainty" of future fame. Milton was... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 pages
...touchingly remarked, that " 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 subterranean cur* In the " Paradise Lost" — indeed in every one of his poems — it is Milton himself... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 352 pages
...touchingly remarked, that " 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 subterranean current through fear and silence." " I cannot," he continues, " but conceive him calm... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 376 pages
...touchingly remarked, that " 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 subterranean cur* In the " Paradise Lost"— indeed in every one of his poems— it is Milton himself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...withwhat temper Milton surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing it» p 3@, de jected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and Availing without impatience the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 352 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. After line 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 360 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. After line 19, in the MS. O'er place and time we triumph ; on we go, Ranging at will the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 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...merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without unpatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. — JOHNSON.... | |
| |
