 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. They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half...  English Prose: Its Elements, History, and Usage - 346 ページJohn Earle 著 - 1890 - 530 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Hugh Blair - 1849 - 650 ページ
...character of his prose style : ' His prefaces have not the formality of a settled style, in which the &nt half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor thi Since his time, considerable attention has been paid to purity and elegance of style: but it is... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1851 - 370 ページ
...worst, he held the Church of Rome as good as any. D2 " His prefaces have not, as Dr. Johnson observes, the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other." Odd enough that Johnson should have pointed out the very fault of his own style. I think Dryden, next... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 ページ
...be perused with very close attention. except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They...settled style, in which the first half of the sentence hetrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 ページ
...Careless readers have a sort of dread of a preface. Yet of these prefaces Johnson has truly said, " None of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They...betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, r.or the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place.... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 ページ
...Careless readers have a sort of dread of a preface. Yet of these prefaces Johnson has truly said, " None of his prefaces were ever thought tedious. They have not the formality of a settled style, in wliich the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses ars never balanced, nor the periods... | |
 | 1857 - 574 ページ
...disproportion of parts and features, cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance. His prefaces have not the formality of a settled style, in which...of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are nevei balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 ページ
...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. They...first half of the sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it... | |
 | 1861 - 584 ページ
...almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his Patrons : but none of his Pn-fnoes were ever thought tedious. They have not the Formality...other The Clauses are never balanced, nor the Periods modell'd : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper Place. Nothing is cold... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1866 - 654 ページ
...Johnson, in his life of Dryden, gives the following character of his pros* • ityle : ' His prefaces have not the formality of a settled style, in which...of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are nevr balancnd, DOC tK« Since his time, considerable attention has been paid to purity and elegance... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 ページ
...except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces were ever thonght tedious. They have not the formality of a settled...periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, thongh it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated, and... | |
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