 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...  Selections from Boswell's Life of Johnson - Page 18by James Boswell - 1912 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1781 - 754 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never Itagnatcs. His leniences have neither llupid... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fpmewhat of its genuine Anglic^fm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...if his language .had .been lefs idiomatical, it might .have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. .What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did .not wifh to be enecgetick ; he .is aever rapid, .and he never Itagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, ft might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted', he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wi(h to be energetick ; he is .never rapid, and he never Magnates, Hfe fenfences have nei. ther ftudied... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifrru What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...yet if his language had been !efs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did rot wi(h to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never Magnates His fentences have neither fludied... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...yet, if his language had been lei's idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted he performed : he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to bs energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentsr.ccs have neither itudied... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...call it pofitively feeble. Let us remember the character of his ftyle, as given by Johnfon himfelf: " What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
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