 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 ページ
...nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 ページ
...nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Everything is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of 1M Bead all the Prefaces of Dryden,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 ページ
...nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...what is little is gay ; what is great is splendid. lie may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but while he forces himself upon our esteem,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1854 - 1314 ページ
...periods modelled ; every word teems to drop by chance, though it Calls into its proper place. Nothing ii cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and...what is little Is gay, what is great is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing t» feeble; though all seem> careless, there it nothing harsh; anU though,... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 ページ
...nor his periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place ; nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...what is little is gay; what is great is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though,... | |
 | 1857 - 574 ページ
...nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated,...Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1857 - 668 ページ
...nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated,...thought to mention himself too frequently; but while lie forces himself upon our esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Everything rs excused... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 ページ
...nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated,...Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliuess of expression. Though ail is easy, nothing is feeble: though all seems careless, there... | |
 | 1861 - 584 ページ
...nor the Periods modell'd : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper Place. Nothing is cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated,...Every thing is excused by the Play of Images and the spriteliness of Expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble: though all seems careless, there... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1862 - 100 ページ
...prose it has been said " every word seems to drop by chance though it falls into its proper place, nothing is cold or languid, the whole is airy, animated,...what is little is gay, what is great is splendid." Addison, Dr. Johnson, Sir Walter Scott, Southey, Moore, Macaulay, all attest the truth, that the imagination... | |
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The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. 
