 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...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 394by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...never halanced nor the periods modelled", every word seems to drop hy chance, though it falls into its proper place, Nothing is cold or languid, the whole...airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; ivliat is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing i; feehle ; though all seems careless,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it fells into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid: the whole...is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, _j£ gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently j by.t,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...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...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... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold, or languid j the whole is airy, animated, and 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, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...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...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 \ipon... | |
 | 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
...never balanced, nor the period* modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place ; nothing is cold or languid ; the whole...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 - 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
...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...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... | |
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