 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
 | 1838 - 1056 pagina’s
...always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addiaon never deviates from his track to match a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fpHtndouT. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pagina’s
...elaboration ; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Atldison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
 | Friedrich Christoph Schlosser - 1843 - 410 pagina’s
...on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without simplicity, 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.... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1849 - 388 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic; he is never... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 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 - 1854 - 450 pagina’s
...special observance, that you u'crstcp not the modesty of nature. — Ilnmlet, Act iii. sc. ii. VOL. II. N equable, and always easy, without glowing words or...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 - 1854 - 484 pagina’s
...special observance, that you v'eretcp not the modesty of nature. — Hamltt, Act iii. sc. ii. VOL. II. N equable, and always easy, without glowing words or...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not groveling ; 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... | |
 | 1857 - 574 pagina’s
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his prmcipal endeavour to avoid all 'harshness and severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1862 - 432 pagina’s
...and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his tract to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments,...severity of diction ; he is, therefore, sometimes verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
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