 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pages
...occupies almoft all his profe, except thote pages whicli he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his5 prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have. not the formality of a fettled ftyle, in which the iirft half of the fentence betrays the other. The caufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled... | |
 | 1802 - 684 pages
...Criticifm, either didailic or defenfive, occupies almoft all hi* prole, except thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons,; but none of his prefaces...tedious. They have not the formality of a fettled fVyle, in which the firft half of the fentenee betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or dc-fensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he lias devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...thought tedious. 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...unknown regions. " Criticism, either didactic or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he had devoted to his patrons ; but none...thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style in which rhe first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...dida&ick or defenfive, occupies almoft all his profe, except thofe pages which he has devoted to hfc patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...firft half of the fentence betrays the other. The caufes are never. balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word feems Jo drop by chance, though it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The causes are never balanced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentenca betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies al-. most all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...ever thought tedious. They have not the formality ofa settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...thought tedious. 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced,... | |
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Criticism, either didactic or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. 
