 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word fecms to drop by chance, though it falls into it« proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole...gay ; what is great, is fplendid.' He may be thought t.. mention himfclf too frequently ; but while he forces himfelf upon our efteem, we cannot refufe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, isgay; what is great, is iplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently ; but while... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...betray« the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the period» modelled : every word fccms t* drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole it airy, animated, and vigorous : what is little, is gay ; what is great, is fpleodid. He may be thought... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place.5 Nothing is " cold or languid ; the whole is airy,...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. 1 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. 5 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...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 - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...clauses are never ba lanced, nor the pe? iods modelled ; every word seems to drop-by chance, thoug it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or...languid, the whole is airy animated, and vigorous; whatislittle, isgay ; whet is great, is splendid. Herna. be thought to mention himself too frequently;... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1801 - 500 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The clanfes are never balanced , " nor the periods modelled; every word fcems to drop by ** chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing ii ** cold or languid 4 the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous $ * what is little, is gay; what... | |
 | History - 1802 - 684 pages
...fentenee betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the period* modelled; every word íeems te drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place....languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what ¿a little, is gay ; what is great, h fplendid. He may be thought t* mention himfelf too frequently... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 416 pages
...The claufes are never bal" anced, nor the periods modelled; every word lecms to drop by ch.ir.ce, " though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the v hole * is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little is gay ; what is great, is fpltn" did. Though... | |
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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... 
