 | William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into the proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...sentence betrays the other ; the clauses are never balanced, nor the period* modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1824 - 484 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The causes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled: every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated, and vigourous ; what is little, is gay; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 pages
...nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper pladt. 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; hut, while he forces himself upon our... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1824 - 510 pages
...modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is rold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay, what is great, splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there isnothing harsh;... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
 | William Samuel Cardell - Language and languages - 1825 - 276 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modeled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...vigorous ; what is little, is gay; what is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...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...animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what i* great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but, while he forces himself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pages
...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...animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what \j is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but, while he forces... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, antmated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to... | |
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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... 
