 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 ページ
...perufals. The perfect compofition, the nervous language , the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfleps : the calm philofophy, the carelefs inimitable beauties of his friend and rival , often forced... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 ページ
...repeated perufals. The perfect compofuion, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfteps : the calm philofophy, the carelefs inimitabje beauties of his friend and rival, often forced... | |
 | 1797 - 610 ページ
...perufals. The perfeft compoiition, the nervous language, the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfteps : the calm philofophy, the carelels inimitable beauties of his friend and rival, often forced... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1801 - 366 ページ
...calm phi" losophy, the careless inimitable beauties of his friend " and rival Hume, often forced him to close the volume " with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best judges to be more difficult... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - 588 ページ
...perusals. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, enflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." DR. JOHNSON, a high and commanding authority, objects to the Gallicisms, which, he avers, sometimes... | |
 | 1809 - 592 ページ
...perusals. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, enflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." DR. JOHNSON, a high and commanding authority, objects to the Gallicisms, which, he avers, sometimes... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1811 - 522 ページ
...writing ; but " the calm philosophy, the care" less, inimitable beauties of my friend and rival " Hume, often forced me to close the volume " with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best judges to be more difficult... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 ページ
...different feelings in the repeated perusals. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-timed periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious...hope that I might one day tread in his footsteps: the culm philosophy, the careless inimitable beauties of his friend and rival, often forced me to close... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 510 ページ
...writing; but " the calm philosophy, the "careless, inimitable beauties of my friend " and rival Hume, often forced me to close " the volume with a mixed sensation of de" light and despair. 5 ' From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 ページ
...female graces of elegance and mildness. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." Upon this passage in the Memoirs of Gibbon the reviewer makes the following observation : — " The... | |
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The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footsteps : the calm philosophy, the careless inimitable beauties of his friend and rival, often... 
