His prose is the model of the middle style; on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences.... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 148door Samuel Johnson - 1840Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 394 pagina’s
...She wears a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. " Mille lulu t urnatus, mille decenter babet." without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling, pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is, therefore, sometimes verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling, pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and...severity of diction; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pagina’s
...elaboration ; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison ne\er deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks...of diction ; he is, therefore, sometimes' verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 pagina’s
...; always equable and always easy, without flowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never eviates from his track to snatch a grace : he seeks no ambitious...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| George Canning - 1825 - 312 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal — on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration. Always equable, and...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes with unexpected splendour; if his language had been less idiomatical (this is his adoption of vulgar... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling, pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious orna^ ments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected... | |
| David Irving - 1836 - 432 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction : he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without scrupulosity, and exact nconvenienco, top much to the language of conversation ; yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable and...splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to •void all harshness and severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions... | |
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