 | Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...fublime in morals fhould not be attended " with a fuitable elevation of language. The truth, how" ever, is, his words are frequently ill chofen, and almoft...always ill placed ; his periods are both tedious and unhar" monious ; as his metaphors are generally mean, and " often ridiculous." He imputes this chiefly... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...the ad" vantage they deferve ; that the fublime in morals Ihould " not bi attended with a luitable elevation of language. " The truth, however, is, his words are frequently ill " cholcn, and almoft always ill placed ; his periods are " both tedious and unharmonious ; as his metaphors... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...the art of fetting them off with all the advantage they deferve ; that the fublime in morals ihould not be attended with a fuitable elevation of language. The truth however is, hi? words are frequently ¡ll-chofen, and ilmoir. always ill-placed: his periods are both tedious and... | |
 | Jean-Baptiste Massillon - Pastoral theology - 1806 - 350 pages
...language. The truth, however, is, Jris words are frequently ill-chosen, and almost always ill-placed ; his periods are both tedious and unharmonious ; as...metaphors are .generally mean, and often ridiculous." I have much wished that the valuable Sermons of Tillotson — and out of his vast collection, many... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Pastoral theology - 1808 - 142 pages
...the art of fetting them o(F wilh all the advantage they defer ve; that the fublime in morals fliould not be attended with a fuitable elevation of language....always ill placed; his periods are both tedious and unharmonions ; as his metaphors are generally mean, and often lidiculous. It were eafy to produce numberlefs... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 532 pages
...all the advantage they deserve ; that the sublime in morals should not be attended with a suitable elevation of language. The truth, however, is, his words are frequently ill chosen, and almost always ill placed ; his periods are both tedious and unharmonious ; as his metaphors... | |
 | William Melmoth - English letters - 1815 - 314 pages
...all the advantage they deserve ; that the sublime in morals should not be attended with- a suitable elevation of language. The truth however is, his words are frequently ill chosen, and almost always ill-placed ; bis periods ate both tedious and unliarmonious ; as Ml metaphors... | |
 | Biography - 1816 - 526 pages
...all the advantage they deserve ; that the sublime in morals should not be attended with a suitable elevation of language. The truth, however, is, his words are frequently ill chosen, and almost always ill placed; his periods are both tedious and unharmonious ; as his metaphors... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 526 pages
...with all the advantage they deserve; that the sublime in morals should not be attended with a suitable elevation of language. The ' truth, however, is, his words are frequently ill chosen, and almost always ill placed ; his periods are both tedious and tlnharmonious; as his metaphors... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 336 pages
...language. The truth, however, is, his words are frequently ill-chosen, and almost always ill-placed ; his periods are both tedious and unharmonious, as...are generally mean, and often ridiculous. It were easy to produce numberless instances in support of this assertion. Thus, in his sermon preached before... | |
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One cannot indeed but regret," says he, "that Dr. Tillotson, who abounds with such noble and generous sentiments, should want the art of setting them off with all the advantage they deserve ; that the sublime in morals should not be attended with a suitable... 
