 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 life of Samuel Johnson - Trang 744bởi James Boswell - 1817Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | 1868 - 368 trang
...forbear to conjecture with what temper he surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of subterraneous...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1869 - 548 trang
...seldom understood before they are gone ! P. 138, L 24.—Throughthedim curtains of Futurity.—"Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."—JOHNSON.... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 trang
...the hand of Johnson? I shall select only the following passage concerning Paradise Lost : — ' Faney can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation.'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 trang
...blazon as by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning "Paradise Lost:" surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 626 trang
...by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning " Paradise Lost:"— " Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 466 trang
...blazon as by the hand of Johnson? I shall select only the following passage concerning Paradise Lost": ' Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 470 trang
...blazon as by the hand of Johnson? I shall select only the following passage concerning Paradise Lost9: ' Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 544 trang
...as by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning " Paradise Lost:" surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 570 trang
...the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning " Paradise Lost: "— " Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 trang
...by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning ** Paradise Lost :" " Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own ment with steady consciousness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the... | |
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