| History - 1796 - 690 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periodi modelled ; every word ferms to drop by chance, though it fallj into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airr, animated, and vigorous ; what ii little, ii gay; v.hzt is great, ii fpler.did. He may be thought... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1772 - 388 pages
...fentence betrays the other. . The claufes are never Balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, , and vigorous ; what is little, is gay;, what is great, is fplendid. . He may be, thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never Balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid ; the whole is' airy, animated, and vigorous; what is' little, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periodĀ» modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigoroqs ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, r.,.d vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, ::,.d vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it (alls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, iĀ» gay; what is great, is fplcndid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feema to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little is gay; what is great, is fplendid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...betrays the other. The claufes are I 4 never never balanced, nor the periods modelled j every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid j tfre whole is airy, animated, and vigorous j what is little is gayj what is great, is fplendid. He... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...fentence betrays the other. The claufes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word feems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is fplcndid. He may be thought to mention himfelf... | |
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