 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...attempted, he - T t 2 performed; performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever vi ishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coavse, and elegant but not ostentatious, give... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 Seiten
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison *." The public has in a great measure sanctioned... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 Seiten
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison *." The public has in a great measure sanctioned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 Seiten
...attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic; he is never rapid, and never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied...but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. " BLACKMORE. SIR RICHARD BLACK MORE was the... | |
 | James Hardie - 1805 - 536 Seiten
...language retains itspurity, or any authors, who have written in it, continue to be read. In short, whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar, but not coarse, and elegant, but not ostentutiotm, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. But, last of all, let us view... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...himself: " What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. 1 Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1807 - 1014 Seiten
...unmarried, in 17;)7. Dr. Johnson, after drawing his character in a forcible and elegant manner, says, " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days ami nights to the volumes of Addison." — .#%• Brit. AJdimiMas, S voll. 18O3.... | |
 | James Beattie, James Hay Beattie - 1807 - 212 Seiten
...lavished the honours of literary applause more liberally than on you ? Have I not said, that " who" ever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but " not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must " give his days and his nights to the volumes of Ad" dison ?" ADDISON. You have indeed bestowed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 Seiten
...edit. cation of Dr. JOHNSON'S " Lives of the Poets," it has become almost proverbial to repeat, that " whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of ADDISON." That few, however, are willing to bestow... | |
 | John Smith, George Canning, Robert Percy Smith, John Hookham Frere - 1809 - 176 Seiten
...lost something of its genuine Anglicism. He is never feeble; and he did not wish to be energetic : he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity. H is periods, though rot diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English... | |
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Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. 
