... perfectly free. It is assumed, I know, to give dignity and variety to the style ; but whatever success the attempt may sometimes have, it is always obtained at the expense of purity and of the graces that are natural and appropriate to our language.... Mrs. Jordan - Seite 20von James Boadan - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1801 - 446 Seiten
...graces that are natural and appropriate to our language. It is true, that when the exigence lalU jor auxiliaries of all sorts, and common language becomes...demands of extraordinary thoughts, something ought to bo vol. 2. — NO. 12. 3o . conconceded to the necessities which make " Ambition virtue:" but the allowances... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 Seiten
...natural and appropriate to " our language. It is true, that when the exigence calls for auxi" liaries of all sorts, and common language becomes unequal...portents and prodigies ought not to grow too common. If " you have, here and there, (much more rarely, however, than " others of great and not unmerited... | |
| William Robertson - 1811 - 468 Seiten
...something ought to be conceded to. the neccssi" ties which make ' ambition virtue.' But the allowances to B necessities ought not to grow into a practice. Those...portents " and prodigies ought not to grow too common. If you have, " here and there, (much more rarely, however, than others of " great and not unmerited... | |
| William Robertson - 1817 - 452 Seiten
...the graces that are natural and " appropriate to our language. It is true that when the " exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common " language becomes unequal to the demands ofextraor" dinary thoughts, something ought to be conceded to " the necessities which make ' ambition... | |
| William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 438 Seiten
...appeared some years ago. I do not find, however, that it has been ever called in question. " exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common " language becomes unequal to the demands of extraojv " dinary thoughts, something ought to be conceded to the " necessities which make ' ambition... | |
| William Robertson - 1821 - 436 Seiten
...some years ago. I do not find, however, that it has been ever called in question. VOL. I. N " exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common " language becomes unequal to the demands of extraor" dinary thoughts, something ought to be conceded to the " necessities which make ' ambition... | |
| William Robertson - 1822 - 506 Seiten
..." the graces that are natural and appropriate to our language. It is true " that when the exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common " language becomes unequal to the demands of extraordinary thourrhtst " something ought to be dinceded to the necessities which make ' ambi" tion virtue. ' But... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 Seiten
...to our language. It is true that when the exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and cornmon language becomes unequal to the demands of extraordinary...portents and prodigies ought not to grow too common. If you have here and there (much more rarely however than others of great and not unmerited fame) fallen... | |
| sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 Seiten
...and of the graces that are natural and appropriate to our language. It is true that when the exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common language...portents and prodigies ought not to grow too common. If you have here and there (much more rarely however than others of great and not unmerited fame) fallen... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...of the graces that are natural and appropriate to our language. It is true, that when the exigence calls for auxiliaries of all sorts, and common language...portents and prodigies ought not to grow too common. If you have here and there (much more rarely, however, than others of great and not unmerited fame),... | |
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