| 1792 - 532 pages
...furface of life ; if ever original, it was in 3 К 2 piects pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned....to defcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diftion .vhich that mode of compofition required. The letter, in the Rambler, ÍSo. iz, from a young... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned. Johnion had a fund of humour, but he did not know it, nor...to defcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diction which that mode of competition required. -• The letter, in the Rambler, N° 12, from a young... | |
| 1793 - 612 pages
...correo, without labour, and, though fometimes deficient in ñrength, yet always mufical. His tffays, in general, are on the furface of life; if ever original,...it, nor was he willing to defcend to the familiar idium and the variety of diction which that mode of compofnioa required. The letter, in the Rambler,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1793 - 636 pages
...pure ar.d perfpicujus; corrcdr, without labour, and, though fometimes deficient in •ftrength, yec always mufical. His efiays, in general, are on the...fund of humour, but he did not know it, nor was he \vi!iing to dcfcend to the fainilkr idiom and the variety of diction whicii that mode of competition... | |
| Books and bookselling - 460 pages
...de Coverly, .and the Tory Fox hunter, need not be mentioned. Johnfon had a fund of humour but he-did not know it, nor was he willing to defcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of die. tion which t,hat made pt'.cvmpofition required. The latter, ip. the Rambler, No. 1 2. from a young... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...general, are on the furface of life; if ever original, it was in pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned....to defcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diction which that mode of compofition required. The letter, in the Rambler, N°. 12, from a young... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...general, are on the furface of life ; if ever original, it was in pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned....^humour, but he did not know it; nor was he willing to delcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diction, which that mode of compofition required.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...general, are on the furface of life ; if ever original, it was in pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned....to defcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diction which that mode of compofition required. The letter, in the Rambler, N° 12, from a young girl... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...pieces of humour. Sir lioger de Coverly, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need not to be mentioned. Johnson had a fund of humour, but he did not know it; nor Was he willing to descend to the familiar idiouji and the variety of diction which that mode of composition required.... | |
| English literature - 1794 - 826 pages
...pieces of humour. Sir Roger de Coverley, and the Tory Fox-hunter, need noc to be mentioned. Johnion had a fund of humour, but he did not know it, nor was he willing to do fcend to the familiar idiom and the variety of diftion which that mode of competition required.... | |
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