| John Dryden - 1800 - 606 páginas
...intellectual wealth," might be justly affixed as a motto to the volumes of Burke. Dr. Johnson has said, that " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." He who has this object in view, may surely, with equal propriety, be counselled to study the pages... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 622 páginas
...intellectual wealth," might be justly aflixed as a motto to the volumes ot Burke. Dr. Johnson has said, that " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." He who has this object in view, may surely, with equal propriety, be counselled to study the pages... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 páginas
...intellectual wealth," might he justly affixed as a motto to the volumes of Burke. Dr. Johnson has said, that " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." He who has this object in view, may surely, with equal propriety, be counselled to study the pages... | |
| 1800 - 624 páginas
...vviili to be energetitf; he is never rapîd,..and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither fhulied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifhes to attain an Englifli ftylc, familiar but not coarfc,and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 páginas
...wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifhes to attain an Englifh ftyle, familiar but not coavfe, and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 páginas
...wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied amplitude* nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifhes to attain an Englifh ftyle, familiar but not coarfe, and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
| James Beattie - 1803 - 240 páginas
...lavished the honours of literary applause more liberally than on you ? Have I not said, that " who" ever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but "...elegant but not ostentatious, must " give his days and his nights to the volumes of Ad" dison f" ADDISON. You have indeed bestowed on me greater praise than... | |
| 1803 - 420 páginas
...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 dilligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but... | |
| 1803 - 434 páginas
...is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapifl, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not dilligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever vi ishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coavse, and elegant but not ostentatious, give... | |
| |