 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pages
...none of his prefaces were ever thought 4 tedious. They have_notjhf formality nf 3 sfitilgj stylejn which the first half of the sentence betrays the other....cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what \j is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...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...first half of the sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it... | |
 | William Samuel Cardell - Language and languages - 1825 - 276 pages
...from Dr. Johnson's Life of Dryden, the describing adjectives are printed in italic. "His prefaces bave not the formality of a. settled style, in which the...other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modeled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Great Britain - 1825 - 508 pages
...half of the Sentence betrays the other. The 'clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; v every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...can never lay aside till we have finished, Dr Johnson has said, with equal force and beauty, — « They have not the formality of a settled style, in...into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid : ten occurs in Shakspeare, both as a substantive and verb. And many other of the above words may be... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...can never lay aside till we have finished, Dr Johnson has said, with equal force and beauty, — « They have not the formality of a settled style, in...into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; ten occurs in Shakspeare, both as a substantive and verb. And many other of the above words may be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...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...formality of a settled style, in which the first half the sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...can never lay aside till we have finished, Dr Johnson has said, with equal force and beauty, — " They have not the formality of a settled style, in...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 pages
...can never lay aside till we have finished, Dr Johnson has said, with equal force and beauty, — " They have not the formality of a settled style, in...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1829 - 344 pages
...force and beauty,—" They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of (he sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too... | |
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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... 
