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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,... "
English Prose: Its Elements, History, and Usage - Page 189
by John Earle - 1890 - 530 pages
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...marked his reputation ftealing its way in a kind of fubterraneous current through fear and filence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying op his own merit with fteady confcioufnefs, and waiting, without impatience, the viciffitudes of opinion,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...sufficient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton survey the silent progress of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way in kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but concei him calm and confident,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...secrecy of love, and Paradise Lost broke into open view with sufficient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...of his work, and marked its reputation stealing its , in a kind of subterraneous current, through VOL. X. B b fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...secrecy of love, and Paraditc Lost broke into open view with sufficient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...his work, and marked its reputation stealing its way iri a kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot but conceive him calm and confident,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...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...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...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...by the hand of Johnson ? 1 shall select only the following passage concerning " Paradise Lost :" " Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...secrecy of love, and Paradise Lost broke into open view with sufficient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on ...

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...secrecy of love, and Paradise Lost broke into open view with fiuffi cient security of kind reception. Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...surveyed the silent progress of his work, and marked his reputation stealing its way in ». kind of subterraneous current through fear and silence. I cannot...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...blazon a» by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select oily the following passage concerning Paradise Lott ; Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper...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...
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Human Life: A Poem, Part 340

Samuel Rogers - 1819 - 110 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...all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady conscious-^ HUMAN LIFE. ness, and waiting, without impatience, the vicissitudes of opinion, and the...
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