| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...thoughts or images of" Ms" - predeceffbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport ; there is in his writings...but difficulties vanifhed at his touch.; he was born foA- whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatefr. of heroick poems,. only be*caufe it is... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...thoughts or images of his predcceffors, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport ; there is in his writings...difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but difficulties vanifhcd at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greateft of heroick... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his cotltemppraries he neither courted nor received fuppprt ; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicifatipn of fupport. His great works were performed under difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feck them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport; there is in his Writings...difcountenance, and in blindnefs, but difficulties raniftied at his touch; he was born for whatever b irduous; and his work is not the greateft of herokk... | |
| 1788 - 642 pages
...naturally a thinker for himfelf, confident of hit. own abilities, and difdaioful of help or hindrance. There is in his writings nothing by which the pride...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, or felicitation of fupport. fp. 162.) He had watched with^ g'eat diligence the operations of human... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport; there is in his writings...gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport. port. His great works were performed under difcountenance, and in blindnefs,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did i.ot leek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride; pf other authors might be gratified, or favour gained; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport;.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did not feek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport ; there is in his writings...the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favours gained ; no exchange of praife, nor felicitation of fupport. His great works were performed... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...predecessors, but he did not seek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support ; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride...might be gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praise, nor solicitation of support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...thoughts or images of his predeceflbrs, but he did pot feek them. From, his contemporaries he neither courted nor received fupport; there is in his writings...the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favours gamed; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport. His great works were performed under... | |
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