 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 30 its proper place. Nothing...  Essays - Pàgina viiiper John Dryden - 1895 - 218 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pàgines
...betrays the other. The claufes are I 4 never never balanced, nor the periods modelled j every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid j tfre whole is airy, animated, and vigorous j what is little is gayj what is great, is fplendid. He... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality...by chance, though it falls into its proper place. 1 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay; what... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality...by chance, though it falls into its proper place. 5 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ;... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality...to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place.5 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality...to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place.5 Nothing is " cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...all his prose, exct] those panes which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces vres ever thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style, in w? the first h.Uf of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never ba lanced, nor the pe? iods... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - 500 pàgines
...fentence betrays the other. The clanfes are never balanced , " nor the periods modelled; every word fcems to drop by ** chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing ii ** cold or languid 4 the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous $ * what is little, is gay; what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he had devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style in which rhe first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces l, , As zeal a pestilent disease To Christian charity...softest down, To hide their prickles till they "re causes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pàgines
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality...first half of the sentence betrays the other. The causes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, Chough it... | |
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