 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
 | Hugh Blair - Rhetoric - 1833 - 654 pages
...himself no tiouble about; periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into iti proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole...and vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great a splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing- harsh;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 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 - English literature - 1834 - 516 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 is airy, animated, and 1 Shakspeare has capricious, conversation, fatigate (if not fatigue], Jigwe, gallant, good graces ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word scorns 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 I himself too frequently; but, while he forces himself upon... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1838 - 338 pages
...novcr 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, animated, and vigorous 3 what is little, is gay ; what is groat, is splendid. Though all is easy, nolhmg is feeble ; though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 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 is airy, animated, and rigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 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... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1840 - 314 pages
...never balanced, nor the periods modeiled ; every word seema to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole...is airy, animated, and vigorous : what is little, u gay ; what ia great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,... | |
 | 1842 - 740 pages
...of his critical prefaces has won universal admiration. In them, according to our great moralist, " nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous : what is little, is gay, — what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1842 - 760 pages
...of his critical prefaces has won universal admiration. In them, according to our great moralist, " nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous : what is little, is gay, — what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though... | |
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