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" His abilities gave him a haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against... "
The Biographical Magazine: Containing Portraits of Eminent and Ingenious ... - Page 20
1820
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A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and ..., 3. köide

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 832 lehte
...of op|m*Ítion disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority ILS made hie readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of nune who favoured the cause. He seerns to have adopted the Remití u emperor's determination, odcrint...
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Appletons' Journal, 6. köide

1879 - 592 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty confidence which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...such contemptuous superiority as made his readers [in Johnson's case hearers would be more applicable] commonly his enemies, and excited against the...
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Handbook to the Cathedrals of England: Western Division : with Illustrations

Richard John King - 1874 - 464 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty consequence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination, 'oderint dum metuant;' he used no allurements...
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Johnson. Select works, ed. with intr. and notes by A. Milnes. Lives of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination, oderint dum meluant ; he used no allurements...
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The Westminster review [afterw.] The London and Westminster review [afterw ...

sir John Bowring - 1879 - 626 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty confidence which he disdained to conceal or mollify : and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...such contemptuous superiority as made his readers [in Johnson's case hearers would be more applicable] commonly his enemies, and excited against the...
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The Poetical Works of Churchill, Parnell, and Tickell: With a Life ..., 1. köide

Charles Churchill - 1880 - 740 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty consequence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination, " oderint dum metuant;" he used no allurements...
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The Writer's Handbook, a Guide to the Art of Composition, Embracing a ...

1888 - 576 lehte
...abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and h,s impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured tho cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination, cderint dum metuant ; he used...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, 2. köide

Alexander Pope - 1871 - 542 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. lie seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination, " oderint dum metuant ; " he used no allurements...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Poetry

Alexander Pope - 1871 - 542 lehte
...abilities gave him a haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate tho wishes of some who favoured the cause. lie seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination,...
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Life of Pope

Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 236 lehte
...30 gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with...advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination, oderint dum metuant; he used no allurements...
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