 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...Italian friends,) "and divers of my friends at home, and not less to an inward prompting, which grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, (which...nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimcs, as they should not willing;! v let it die." f O * Although, from the example of the Italian... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...upon rrte, 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...after times, as they should not willingly let it die. These thoughts at once possessed me, and these other ; that if I were certain to write as men buy leases,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...upon ra«, that by labcrar and intent study, (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined to the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave...after times, as they should not willingly let it die. These thoughts at once possessed me, and these other ; that if I were certain to write as men boy leases,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...he, ' I take to be my portion tn this ; life, joined with a strong propensity of nature,' he might ' leave something so written to after-. ' times, as they should not willingly let n die.' il appears in all his writmgs, that he had the usual concomitant of great abilities, a lofty... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...study, (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with the strong propensity of nature, 1 might perhaps leave something so written to after times, as they should not willingly let it die. These thoughts at once possessed me, and these other ; that if I were certain to write as men buy leases,... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...Italian intimates,) " and divers of my friends at home, and not ]css to an inward prompting, which grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, (which...nature, I might perhaps- leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die." ' Although, from the example of the Italian poets... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...home, and not less to an inward prompting, which now grew daily upon me, that by, labour and intense study, (which I take to be my portion in this life,)...nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftevtimes, as they should not willingly let it die."t That it was the conversation, and encouragement... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 460 pages
...upon" him, " that, by labour 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 it die." The taste of the age, the example of his father, his own inclination, and the boldness of his fancy,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 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 they should not willingly let it die. These thoughts at once possessed me, and these... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 338 pages
...home, and not less to an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intense study (which I take to be my portion in this life),...nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times as they should not willingly let it die. The accomplishment of these intentions, which... | |
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I began thus far to assent both to them and divers of my friends here at home ; and not 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 the strong propensity... 
