 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 - 1805 - 322 ページ
...yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic; he is never rapid, and never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 ページ
...avoid all harfhnefs and fcvcrity of diction ; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitiohs and connections, And fometimes defcends too much to...idiomatical, it might have loft fomewhat of its genuine Ariglicifm. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wifh to be energetick... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...yet if his language had been Jess idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic3 ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic 3 ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 ページ
...yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 ページ
...yet, if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 ページ
...yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 ページ
...his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. Wliat 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 ページ
...yet, if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to 6e energetic ; he is never rapid, and he neyer stagnates. His sentences have neither studied... | |
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