| James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and conlidcnt, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
| 1835 - 564 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." The result in both cases has been sanctioned by an admiring, a wondering, and most grateful posterity.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 502 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiahty of a future generation. supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient, of which Philips... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1822 - 340 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting,...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. JOHNSON. P. 74, 1. 1. like the stone That sheds awhile a lustre all its own, _ See 'Observations on... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." Indeed even Dr. Towers, who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The Revolution Society... | |
| 1822 - 722 pages
...cannot but conceive how calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation." These remarks will be always read with peculiar gratification, as it exonerates our forefathers from... | |
| 1822 - 712 pages
...cannot but conceive how calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting without...vicissitudes of opinion, and the impartiality of a futura generation." These remarks will be always read with peculiar gratification, as it exonerates... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting,...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steadyconsciousness, and waiting without impatience the vicissitudes of...opinion, and the impartiality of a future generation. In the mean time he continued his studies, and supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient,... | |
| Henry John Todd - 1826 - 458 pages
...cannot but conceive him calm and confident, little disappointed, not at all dejected, relying on his own merit with steady consciousness, and waiting,...opinion and the impartiality of a future generation." Milton indeed may be considered as an illustrious example of patient merit. But his admirers were not... | |
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