 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pàgines
...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,...Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 pàgines
...nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. ice of offence, and therefore it may be supposed that...and dismissed, without nice examination. Whoistheie sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble : though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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,...is little, is gay, — what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1842 - 760 pàgines
...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,...is little, is gay, — what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pàgines
...tfo'.hing is cold or languid ; ihc whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is jray ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself lo) frequently ; but, while he forces himself upon our esteem, we cannot refuse him to s'and high in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pàgines
...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,...Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprighthness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pàgines
...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,...what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid." Burke (according to Malone, who collected Drydea's prose works in four volumes) used to expatiate with... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 530 pàgines
...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,...esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Everything h excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 484 pàgines
...etarch for them, in authors prior to Dryden's time. rigorous ; what is little is gay, what is gnat is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but while he forces himself upon oar esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of inures... | |
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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 cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. 
