 Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on great promises and small performance, on the man who hastens home, because his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action,...  Lives of English poets - Pagina 96door Samuel Johnson - 1801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pagina’s
...that he might avoid the noife of the ftreet. Here he received more boys, to be boarded and inftructed. Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look...contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fccne of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private board ing-fchool. This is the period of his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pagina’s
...he might avoid the noife of the ftreet. Here he received more boys, to be boarded and inftruclred. Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look...on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen arc contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of attion, vapours away his patriotifm... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pagina’s
...that he might avoid the noife of the ftreet. Here he received more boys, to be boarded and inftructed. Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with fome degree of merriment ou great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pagina’s
...he might avoid the noife of the ftreet. Here he received more boys, to be boarded and inftructed. . Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look...with fome degree of merriment on great promifes and Imall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pagina’s
...he might avoid the noife of the ftreet. Here he received more boys, to be boarded and inftr licted. Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with fome degree of merriment ori great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending... | |
 | William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pagina’s
...conveniencies for the reception of fcholars : «n this occalion Johnfon exclaims , " let not our venera" tion for Milton forbid us to look with fome " degree of...liberty , and , when he reaches the " fcene of action , vapors away his patriotifm " inj a private boarding-fchool. " To excite merriment by rendering Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...Let not our veneration for Milfofi forbid us td look with fome degree of merriment on great protnifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home,...private boarding-fchool. This is the period of his l$e from which all his biographers feem inclined to fhrink. They are unwilling that Milton fhould be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pagina’s
...some degree of merriment on great promises and small performance, on the man who hastens home, because his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action, vapours away his patriotism in a private boarding-school. This is the period of his... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...some degree of merriment on great promises and small performance, on the man who hastens home, because his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the scene of action, vapors away his patriotism in a private boarding-school. This is the period of his... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pagina’s
...degree of merriment on great promises and and small performance ; on the man who hastens home, [because his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and when he reaches the scene of action, vapours away his patriotism in a private boarding-school." To excite merriment by... | |
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