 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
 | William Samuel Cardell - Language and languages - 1825 - 276 pages
...never balanced, nor the periods modeled ; 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. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 504 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 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...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...detected by those who have time and inclination to search for them, in aulhors prior to Dryden's time. 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 frequently; but while be forces himself upon our... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...detected by those who have time and inclination to search for them, in authors prior to Dryden's tiuie. f 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 frequently; but while he forces himself upon our... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1826 - 320 pages
...halanced, nor the periods moduli'ed ; every word seems to drop hy chanee, though it falls into its pnilier place. Nothing is cold or languid, the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is liule, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feehle ; though all *eems... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1829 - 344 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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1829 - 648 pages
...no tiouble about ; periods modelled ; every word seems to drop bv chance, though it fulls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little >- gay, what is great is splendid. Though all \s easy, nothing' is feeble; though all seems careless,... | |
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