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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical ... - Page 21
by John Nichols - 1812
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 4

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...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Volume 45

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....
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 1

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...
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Poems

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...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

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...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 92, Part 2; Volume 132

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...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 92

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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the poets

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,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 3

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,...
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Some account of the life and writings of John Milton

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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