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" The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled: every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is splendid. "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets - Page 382
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Annual Register, Volume 22

1796 - 690 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periodi modelled ; every word ferms to drop by chance, though it fallj into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airr, animated, and vigorous ; what ii little, ii gay; v.hzt is great, ii fpler.did. He may be thought...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never Balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...too frequently; but while he forces himfelf upon our efteem, we cannot' refute him to ftand high in his own;' Every thing is excufed by the play of images...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...fentence betrays the other. . The claufes are never Balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...frequently ; but while he forces • himfelf upon our efteem, we cannot re- • fufe him to ftand high in his own.' Every thing is excufed by the play of...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never' balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what islittle, is gay; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelftoo frequently; but...
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Annual Register, Volume 22

Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the period» modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigoroqs ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 61

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, r.,.d vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 61

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, ::,.d vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 61

1780 - 596 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it (alls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid;...whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, i» gay; what is great, is fplcndid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently; but while...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feema to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...frequently ; b,ut while he forces himfelf upon our efteem, we cannot refufe him fo ftand high in his own. Every thing is excufed by the play of images...
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...betrays the other. The claufes are I 4 never never balanced, nor the periods modelled j every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid j tfre whole is airy, animated, and vigorous j what is little is gayj what is great, is fplendid. He...
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