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| English literature - 1781 - 754 pages
...pointed fcntences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fn.itch a grace ; he feeks no ambi'ious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to have- been his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...grave fubjefts not formal, on light occafions not grovelling ; pure without krupulofity, and exaft without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he leeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...pure without fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always .equable, and always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and always eafy, without out glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. . i It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs... | |
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1781 - 506 pages
...elaboration ; 'always equable, and always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Adciifun never deviates from his track to fnatch a -grace ;...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fpleftdour. , ' It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...eafy, without L_ out glowing words or pointed fentericW,, Addifon never deviates from hid track fo fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments,...innovations, His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. I" • i •''• . • .» - It feems to have been his principal endea*... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifbn never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feefcs no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. ' His p,age is always luminous, but sever -blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to -have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
| samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...pure without fcrupulofity, and exadt- without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatch '&grace; he feeks no ambitious o'rna-- ments, and tries no hazardbus innovations. His page is always... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...pure without fcrupulofity, and exa£t without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always eafy., without glowing words -or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to match a grace ; he fceks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always... | |
| Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...elaboration ; always equable, and always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon cevtr deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, ar.d tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor.... | |
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