 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...periods modelled : every word seems to drojv by chance, though it falls into its proper place. No* thing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, issplendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but, while he forces himself upon... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 pages
..." betrays the other. 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 col-i or " languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what '' is little, is gay ; what is... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1812 - 464 pages
...following charafter of his profe Style : " His prefaces have not the for" mality of a fettled Style, in which the firft half of the fentence " betrays..." is little, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid. Though all is " eafy, nothing is feeble ; though all feems carelefs, there is . " nothing harfh ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; ' every word seems to drop by chance, though it fells into its ' proper place. Nothing is cold or languid,...vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is ' splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all ' seems careless, there is nothing harsh;... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 pages
...hetrays the other. The clauses are never halanced nor the periods modelled", every word seems to drop hy chance, though it falls into its proper place, Nothing...airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; ivliat is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing i; feehle ; though all seems careless,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it fells into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid:...is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, _j£ gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently j by.t,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
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They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. 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... 
