 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 sivua
...neither studied amplitude, nor afiected brevity ; his periods, tho' not diligently rounded, are valuable and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar, but not coarse, and elegant, but°not ostentatious, roust give bis days and nights to tbe volumes of Addison." A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 sivua
...and he did not wish to be energetic ;* he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences hjive 'neither studied amplitude nor affected brevity ;...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. * But, says Dr. Warton, he sometimes is so ; and in another MS. note he adds, often so. C. HUGHES.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 sivua
...lost something of its genuine Anglicism. He is never feeble ; and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...and. easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English Style, must give his days and nights to the vo* lumes of Addison.' " This is the middle style, for which Addison... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 sivua
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed: he is ne^ vcr feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ;* he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...amplitude nor affected brevity ; his periods, though ncft diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 512 sivua
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. ' ' This life, which appeared in the preceding edition of tbis Dictionary, K sn abridgment of lhat... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 510 sivua
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wisbei to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1813 - 546 sivua
...roughness, that its characteristic excellence is a sweetness beyond example. " Whoever,1' says Johnson, " wishes to attain an English style familiar but not...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison.'' Whoever would add to these the qualities of simplicity, purity, sweetness, and strength, must devote... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 sivua
...Anglicism. What he attempted he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. IV. — Pleasure and Pain,— SPECTATOR. THERE were two families, which, from the beginning of the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 sivua
...he lavishes the honours of literary applause, with a liberality which far transcends all praise. " Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar,...elegant, but not ostentatious, must give his days and his nights to the volumes of Addison." Of those poets who rank in the highest class after Spenser,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 sivua
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick * ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. * But, says Dr. Warton, he sometimes is S9 ; and in another MS. note, he adds, often so. C. O- •'... | |
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What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are... 
