The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 oldal |
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... ease and pleasantry of his conversation , were pro- bably the charms that wrought on John- son , who at this time had not been accuf- tomed to the conversation of gentlemen . " But if , according to his biographer's no- tion , he ...
... ease and pleasantry of his conversation , were pro- bably the charms that wrought on John- son , who at this time had not been accuf- tomed to the conversation of gentlemen . " But if , according to his biographer's no- tion , he ...
208. oldal
... ease of Addison ; nor does he shine with the humour and classic suavity of Goldsmith . His powers are of a more grave , energic , and dignified kind , than any of his competitors ; and if he entertains us less , he instructs us more ...
... ease of Addison ; nor does he shine with the humour and classic suavity of Goldsmith . His powers are of a more grave , energic , and dignified kind , than any of his competitors ; and if he entertains us less , he instructs us more ...
230. oldal
... ease . In the Rambler his periods are longer , and his meaning more conden- fed ; he is more fond of abstract terms , and ambitious of fesquipedalian words . But this work was written while he was occupied in collecting authorities for ...
... ease . In the Rambler his periods are longer , and his meaning more conden- fed ; he is more fond of abstract terms , and ambitious of fesquipedalian words . But this work was written while he was occupied in collecting authorities for ...
279. oldal
... ease that gave so much fuavity to the poems of Addison . The tranflation of the Meffiah labours under two disadvantages ; it is first to be com- pared with Pope's inimitable performance , and afterwards with the Pollio of Virgil . It ...
... ease that gave so much fuavity to the poems of Addison . The tranflation of the Meffiah labours under two disadvantages ; it is first to be com- pared with Pope's inimitable performance , and afterwards with the Pollio of Virgil . It ...
284. oldal
... ease and unaffected struc- ture of the fentences . Cowley may be pla- ced at the head of those who cultivated a clear and natural style . Dryden , Tillotson , and Sir William Temple followed . Addi- fon , Swift , and Pope , with more ...
... ease and unaffected struc- ture of the fentences . Cowley may be pla- ced at the head of those who cultivated a clear and natural style . Dryden , Tillotson , and Sir William Temple followed . Addi- fon , Swift , and Pope , with more ...
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