 | 1836 - 514 pages
...now grew daily upon me, that by labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this ife), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something, so written, to after times, as they should not willingly let it die. — MILTON Note 14, page 13, col. 1. × wae at... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 380 pages
...less to an inward prompting, which now grew daily upon me, that, by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with...aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die. These thoughts at once possessed me, and these other to fix all the industry and art I could unite... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...he, " I take to be my portion in this life, joined with a strong propensity of nature," he might " thrown on this inquiry, by the following letter from Seeker, only serves to show a It appears in all his writings that he had the usual concomitant of great abilities, a loftv and steady... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 60 pages
...assent ... to an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with...aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die. — MILTON. Page 12, col. 2, line 46. . . . 'twas at matin-time Love and devotion are said to be nearly... | |
 | 1839 - 538 pages
...the inward prompting that by labor and intense study, joined with the strong propensity of nature, he might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let die," — all — not less than his immortal epic — show his deep conviction that the highest aim... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...says he, *I take to be my portion in this life, joined with a strong propensity of nature,' he might * leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.' It appears, in all his writings, that he had the usual concomitant of great abilities, a lofty and... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 588 pages
...daily upon me, that, by labor and intent study, which I take to be my portion in this life, joined to the strong propensity of nature, I might, perhaps, leave something, so written, to after times, as that they should not willingly let it die." Such was the divine vision, that burst... | |
 | 1842 - 620 pages
...daily upon me that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in this life, joined to the strong propensity of nature, I might, perhaps, leave something so written to after-times, as that they should not willingly let it die." " The accomplishment of these intentions lies not hut in... | |
 | 1843 - 582 pages
...'•! felt an inward prompting, which now grew daily upon me, that by labor and intent study, (which I take to be my portion in this life,) joined with...after-times, as they should not willingly let it die." Such was the language of Milton's youth, but it was not till forty years had elapsed that his early... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 pages
...assent ... to an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with...aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die. — MILTON. P. 91, 1. 21. . . . "/irus at matin-time Love and devotion are said to be nearly allied.... | |
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... an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in- this life, joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should... 
