 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 ページ
...or defen' five, occupies al^aoft all his profe, excent ccpt thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...tedious.. They have not the formality of a fettled flyle, in which the firft half of the fentence betrays the other. . The claufes are never Balanced,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 ページ
...which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thuught tedious. They hav-е not the formality of a fettled ftyle, in which the...the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the period» modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 ページ
...didactic or defenftvc, occupies almoft all hit profe, except tbofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...not the formality of a fettled ftyle, in which the lint half of the fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled... | |
 | 1780 - 596 ページ
...thought tedious. They have not the formality of a fettle.! liylr, in which the full half of the lenience betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced,...modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it (alls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 ページ
...didactick or defenfive, occupies almoft all his profe, except thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feema to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 ページ
...didadick or defenfive, occupies almoft all his profe, except thofe pages which he has devoted to. his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...of a fettled ftyle, in which the firft half of the fentencc betrays the other. The claufes are I 4 never never balanced, nor the periods modelled j every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 ページ
...dida&ick or defenfive, occupies almoft all his profc, except thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...of a fettled ftyle, in which the firft half of the fcntence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word fcems... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 ページ
...didaftick or defenfive, occupies almoft all his profe, except thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, Q 4 nor nor the periods modelled: every word feem's to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 ページ
...dida<2ick or defenfive, 1occupies almoft all his profe, except thofe pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought...firft half of the fentence betrays the other. The caufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled: every word feems to drop by chance, though it... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 ページ
...prefaces have not the formality of a fetlled ftyle, in which the firft half of rite fentencc be; rays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word leems to drop by chance, thonnh ic falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ! the whole... | |
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Criticism, either didactic or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. 
