 It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation ; yet if his language had...  The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets - Pàgina 104per Samuel Johnson - 1896Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1781 - 754 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never Itagnatcs. His leniences have neither llupid... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick; he. is never rapid, .and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifrru What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, ft might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted', he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wi(h to be energetick ; he is .never rapid, and he never Magnates, Hfe fenfences have nei. ther ftudied... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pàgines
...yet if his language had been !efs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did rot wi(h to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never Magnates His fentences have neither fludied... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pàgines
...yet, if his language had been lei's idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted he performed : he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to bs energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentsr.ccs have neither itudied... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pàgines
...call it pofitively feeble. Let us remember the character of his flyle, as given byjohnfon himfelf: " What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pàgines
...yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | 1793 - 412 pàgines
...yet it his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of it's genuine Anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never (tagnates. His fentences have neither fludied... | |
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