 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 sivua
...own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all supplies : No court-informer can these arms accuse...complain." Youth, beauty, graceful action, seldom fail ; dine the same elegances in the same form, nor appears to have any art other than tliat of expressing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 sivua
...of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble : though all seems careless, there is no thing harsh ; and though since his earlier works more than...obsolete. He who writes much will not easily escape a manner—such a 'recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted. Dryden is always another and... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 sivua
...animated, and vigorous ; what '' is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all i» '' easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth '.',«r obsolete." gradation ; a dry, a plain, a neat, an elegant, a flowery manner. Of each of these... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 sivua
...own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble : though all seems careless,...more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet un> couth or obsolete, He who writes much will not easily escape a man*ner — such a recurrence of... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 sivua
...easy, nothing' it feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh , and though, sine* : . .s earlier works more than a century has passed, they have- nothing yet n «r obsolete.' his genius does not lead him lo delight iu it ; or, because it leads him to despise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 sivua
...own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...same ; he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears to have any art other than that of expressing with clearness... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1819 - 550 sivua
...airy, " animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is «' splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all " seems careless,...passed, they have nothing ." yet uncouth or obsolete." .... it in another view, with respect to the degree of ornament employed to beautify it. Here, the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 sivua
...is airy, ' animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is ' splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all ' seems careless,...passed, they have nothing « yet uncouth or obsolete." it in another view, with respect to the degree of ornament employed to beautify it. Here, the Style... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 sivua
...easy, nothing i; feehle ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though, since liis earlier works, more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth or ohsolete." fancy or the ear. This is tolerahle only in pure didactic writing ; and even there, to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...the same. He does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears to have any art other than that of expressing with clearness... | |
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... vigorous; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently; but while he forces himself upon our esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. 
