 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1794 - 450 pages
...nor the periods modelled : every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; great, is fplendid.He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently ; but, while he forces himfelf... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...the periods modelled : every word fecms to drop by chance, though it falls into it« proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous : what is little-, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid.' He may be thought t.. mention himfclf too frequently ; but while he forces himfelf upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, isgay; what is great, is iplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently ; but while... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...t* drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole it airy, animated, and vigorous : what is little, is gay ; what is great, is fpleodid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently ; but while he forces himfelf upon our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous ; what is little, is gay; what is great, is' fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too ' frequently ; but while he forces himfelf upon... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place.5 Nothing is " cold or languid ; the whole is airy,...Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightlincss of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...nor the pe? iods modelled ; every word seems to drop-by chance, thoug it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid, the whole is airy animated, and vigorous; whatislittle, isgay ; whet is great, is splendid. Herna. be thought to mention himself too frequently;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...nor the periods modelled : every word fcems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated,...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf too frequently; but, while he forces himfelf upon our... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1801 - 500 pages
...fcems to drop by ** chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing ii ** cold or languid 4 the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous $ * what is little, is gay; what is great, is fplendid. Though all n is eafy, nothing is feeble; though all feems carelefs, thera purity and elegance... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 416 pages
...drop by ch.ir.ce, " though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the v hole * is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little is gay ; what is great, is fpltn" did. Though all is eafy, nothing is feeble; though- all fcems carclif*, thafe " is nothing harfh... | |
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They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is... 
