 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...opposed, and be gentle after triumph.' 'Johnson in the Life of Milton describes himself: — 'Milton was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of...own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance. From his contemporaries he neither couited nor received support ; there is in his writings nothing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...opposed, and be gentle after triumph.' 'Johnson in the Life of Milton describes himself: — 'Milton was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of...own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support ; there is in his writings nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...surprise and enchain attention. Bur, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton upsthe least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident...or images of his predecessors, but he did not seek th:m. From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support; i in his writings nothing by... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...enchain attention. But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He vat naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his...hindrance : he did not refuse admission to the thoughts ;T images of his predecessors, but he did not seek them. From his contemporaries he neither courted... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...enchain attention. But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps <hc least indebted. He waa naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his...not refuse admission to the thoughts or images of hie predecossors, but he did not seek them. From his cotemporaries he neither courted nor received... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...surprise and enchain attention. But of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hinderance : he did not refuse admission tothe thoughts or images of his predecessors, but he did not... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 830 pages
...long!" once «юте, " Milton was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, sad disdainful of help or hindrance : he did not refuse...admission to the thoughts or images of his predecessors, bul he did not seek them. ¡"run hrs contemporaries he neither courted nUr received support; there... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 pages
...soared so high, or sustained his flight so long !" Once more, " Milton was naturally a think••r for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance : he did i>ot refuse admission to the thoughts or images <-f his predecessors, but he did not seek them. From... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...and enchain attention. But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hinderance : he did not refuse admission to the thoughts or images of his predecessors, but he did... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...and enchain attention. But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindcranee: he did not refuse admission to the thoughts or images of his predecessors, but he did not... | |
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... of incidents, the interposition of dialogue, and all the stratagems that surprise and enchain attention. But of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities,... 
