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" Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison, HUGHES. "
Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ... - Sivu 117
tekijä(t) William Scott - 1820 - 407 sivua
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The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted ...

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 sivua
...he is never rapid, and never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded,...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. " BLACKMORE. SIR RICHARD BLACK MORE was the son of Robert Blackmore, of Corsham in Wiltshire, supposed...

Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Nide 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 sivua
...is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded,...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison *." The public has in a great measure sanctioned the opinions of these truly learned and discerning...

Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Nide 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 sivua
...is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded,...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison *." The public has in a great measure sanctioned the opinions of these truly learned and discerning...

Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the ..., Nide 1

Henry Kett - 1805 - 432 sivua
...merits of this celebrated author, as well as to remark * " Whoever wishes to acquire a style which is familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious,...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." " Life of Addison." t I allude to such words as Resuscitation, orbity, fatuity, divaricate, asinine,...

The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Nide 2

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1805 - 696 sivua
...acquired from the attempt. ' Whoever wishes (says Johnson) to attain an English style, familiar and not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison.' Such a style is, on the whole, the most useful, perhaps the most elegant, if it be true, as the criticks...

Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the ..., Nide 1

Henry Kett - 1805 - 422 sivua
...celebrated author, as well as to remark * " Whoever wishes to acquire a style which is familiar but hot coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." " Life of Addison." f I allude to such words as Resuscitation, orbity, fatuity, divaricate, asinine,...

The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer ..., Nide 1

James Hardie - 1805 - 536 sivua
...language retains itspurity, or any authors, who have written in it, continue to be read. In short, whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar, but not coarse, and elegant, but not ostentutiotm, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. But, last of all, let us view...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Nide 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 514 sivua
...amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. 1 Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison."* Though the Rambler was not concluded till the year 17>52, I shall, under this year, say all that I...

The Minstrel: In Two Books, with Some Other Poems, Nide 2

James Beattie, James Hay Beattie - 1807 - 212 sivua
...lavished the honours of literary applause more liberally than on you ? Have I not said, that " who" ever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but "...elegant but not ostentatious, must " give his days and his nights to the volumes of Ad" dison ?" ADDISON. You have indeed bestowed on me greater praise than...

A Biographical, Historical and Chronological Dictionary:: Containing ...

John Watkins - 1807 - 1014 sivua
...unmarried, in 17;)7. Dr. Johnson, after drawing his character in a forcible and elegant manner, says, " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days ami nights to the volumes of Addison." — .#%• Brit. AJdimiMas, S voll. 18O3. ADI: LARD, a monk...




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