 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 pages
...upon me, that by labour and intense study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave...after-times as they should not willingly let it die. The accomplishment of these intentions, which have lived within me ever since I could conceive myself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...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 steady... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 484 pages
...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...to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it i "die*." Sufficient has been said in these preceding remarks to satisfy all who read them, that in... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1819 - 112 pages
...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 not willingly let it die. MILTON. NOTE 1. Page 29, line 1. 'twas at matin-time... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 464 pages
...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 not willingly let it " die*." Sufficient has been said in these preceding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Symmons - Fore-edge paintings - 1822 - 526 pages
...daily upon me, that by labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave...to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die93." Although, from the example of the Italian poets and from the difficulty of asserting a place... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...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 ahilities, a lofty and... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1822 - 340 pages
...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 not willingly let it die. MILTON. P. 81, 1. 17. '(teas at matin-time Love... | |
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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 aftertimes, as they should not... 
