 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...though so easy, familiar, and elegant, to an Englishman, as to give the intellect no trouble ; yet he Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison'.' Though The Rambler was not concluded till the year 1752, I shall, under this year, say all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 680 pagina’s
...though so easy, familiar, and elegant, to an Englishman, as to give the intellect no trouble ; yet he Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison ' .' Though The Rambler was not concluded till the year 1752, I shall, under this year, say... | |
 | John Aikin - 1799 - 790 pagina’s
...few will call in question. " Whoever," says Dr. Johnson, (Life of Addison, in the English Poets) " wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." The fafts in the preceding account are taken from the Biographia Britannica. — A. ADELAKD,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pagina’s
...amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy.* Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and * [When Johnson shewed me a proof-sheet of. the character of Addison, in which he so highly extols... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pagina’s
...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...ostentatious, must 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pagina’s
...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...ostentatious, must 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pagina’s
...justly affixed as a motto to the volumes of Burke. V1U ADVERTISEMENT. Dr. Johnson has said, that " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must 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... | |
 | James Hardie - 1801 - 530 pagina’s
...language retains its purity, or any authors, who have written in it, continue to be read. In short, whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar-,...coarse, and elegant, but not ostentatious, must give liis days and nights to the volumes of Addison. As a man, it is impossible to say too much, and it... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pagina’s
...amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not dilligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of ADDISON. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN LORD SOMMERS; BARON OF EVESHAM. tir LOSD, I SHOULD not act the part... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 240 pagina’s
...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... | |
| |
Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison... 
