 ... always equable and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Sida 139efter Samuel Johnson - 1816Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sidor
...innovations. HL> page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his tranjitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language' ot conversation ; yet... | |
 | 1803 - 434 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never biases in unexpected splendour. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction, he is theretore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to... | |
 | 1803 - 420 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction, he is therelore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sidor
...endeavour Jo avoid all harshness and seventy of diction ; he is therefore s metimes verbose in hi-j transitions and connections, and sometimes descends...somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he - T t 2 performed; performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...and sometimes descends too much to the language of conyersation ; yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. "It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too jnuch to the language of conversation ; yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction; he is therefore something verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...if his language had been less idiomatical, it might luve lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...language of conversation; yet if his language had been Jess idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 sidor
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ^ he is nevcr feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ;* he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His... | |
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