 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. - Side 130av Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 sider
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his {ludies^ and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the...following account: Mr. Philips tells us,, " that though " OUT author had daily about him one " or other to read, fome perfons of man's " eftate, who, of their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 sider
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 sider
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffuudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 sider
...impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd. expedient, of which Philips gives the following account : t Mr. Philips tells us, " that though owr " author had daily about him one or other •* to read,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 sider
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufhefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his fIndies, and fupplied the want of light by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 sider
...relying on his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting without impatience the viciffitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his fludies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 sider
...his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, ' without without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his ftudies, and fupplied the want of fight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sider
...myself.' Act v. sc. 3. ' Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.' Johnson's Works, vii. 108. ' 'Genus irritabile vatum.' 'The fretful tribe of rival poets.' Francis,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sider
...myself.' Act v. sc. 3. 1 Johnson wrote of Milton : — ' I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.' Johnson's Works, vii. 108. ' Genus irritabile vatum.' 'The fretful tribe of rival poets.' Francis,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sider
...all dejected, relying on 1 own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, t! vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a...he continued his studies, and supplied the- want of sig by a very odd expedient, of which Philips gives the following account: Mr. Philips tells us, "... | |
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