 What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble...  Annual Register - 207 ページ 編集 - 1800全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 ページ
...to avoid all harmnefs and feverity of diction; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitions and connections, and fometimes defcends too much to...attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wim to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 ページ
...and fometimes defcends too much to the language of converfation ; yet, if his language had been lei's idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine...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 amplitude... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 ページ
...call it pofitively feeble. Let us remember the character of his ftyle, as given by Johnfon 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 amplitude,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 ページ
...harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitions and connexions, and fometimes defcends too much to the language of...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 amplitude,... | |
 | 1793 - 412 ページ
...tranfitions and connections, and fomeiimes defcends tiro much to the language of converfation ; 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 ページ
...feverity of diction ; di&ion ; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitions and connexions, and fometimes defcends too much to the language of...performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be cnergetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither amplitude, nor affected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 ページ
...language of converfation ; yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loft fornewhat 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 never ftagnates. His leniences have neither ftudied amplitude,... | |
 | 1798 - 666 ページ
...language of convcrfation ; yet if his language had been lefs idiomatical, it might have loll fomcwhat of its genuine anglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wiih to be energetic; he is never rapid, and he never (bgnates. His fentences have neither lludied.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 ページ
...call it positively feeble. Let us remember the character of his style, as given by Johnson himself : " What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 ページ
...call it positively feeble. Let us remember the character of his style, as given by Johnson himself: 'What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied... | |
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