 | 1824 - 604 pages
...there is a striking instance recorded, in the life of that great genius, of whom Dr. Johnson says, " Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." The instance referred to is recorded in Mr. Exley's Encyclopaedia, under the article, Addison,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...few will call in question "Whoever," says Dr. Johnson, (Life of Addison, in the English Poets) •'" wishes to attain an English style, familiar •but...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." The papers in the Spectator, claimed for , are in number two hundred and se« venty-four.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 376 pages
...studied amplitude nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentations, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. * But, says Dr. Warton, he tomitimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pages
...amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. HUGHES. JOHN HUGHES, the son of a citizen in London, and of Anne Burgess, of an ancient family... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. HUGHES. JOHN HUGHES, the son of a citizen in London, and of Anne Burgess, of an ancient family... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...amplitude nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. IV. — Pleasure and Pain. THERE were two families, which from the beginning of the world,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familur but noi coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. IV. — Pleasure and Pain. — SPECTATOR. THERE were two families, which, from the beginningof... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...amplitude, nor affected brevity: his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. l •Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison."2 Though the Rambler was not concluded till the year 1752, 1 shall, under this year, say all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 398 pages
...brevity: his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. ' Whoever. wishes toattain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison."2 . Though the Rambler was not concluded till the year 1752, 1 shall, under this year, say... | |
 | John Watkins - 1821 - 1570 pages
...unmarried, in 1797. Dr. Johnson, after drawing his character in a forcible and elegant manner says, " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...coarse, and elegant, but not ostentatious, must give hia days and nights to the volumes of Addison." — Hing. Jirit. Johnson's Poets. ADELARD, a monk of... | |
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Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison... 
