 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...to be energetick ; he is .never rapid, and he never Magnates, Hfe fenfences have nei. ther ftudied amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifiies to attain an Englifh ftile, familiar but not coarfe, and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifhes to attain an Englifh ftile, familiar but not coarfe, and elegant but cot oftentatious,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...wifh to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wiflbes to attain an Englifh ftyle, familiar but not coarfe, and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...wifh to bs energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentsr.ccs have neither itudied amplitude nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. — Whoever wiflies to attain an Englifli ftyle, familiar buc not coarfe,. and elegant but not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...wifh to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never ftagnates. His fentences have neither ftudied amplitude, nor affected brevity : his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and eafy. Whoever wifh.es to attain :sy Englifh ftyle, familiar but not coarfe, and elegant but not oftentatious,... | |
 | 680 pages
...writings ; following, as he has recorded it, Doctor Johnson's advice, who recommends those " who would attain an English style — familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious — to give their days and nights to the volumes of Addison." But Bilton had other points in its favour,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor...attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and * [When Johnson shewed me a proof-sheet of. the character of Addison, in which he so highly extols... | |
 | John Aikin - 1799 - 582 pages
...authority few will call in question. " Whoever," says Dr. Johnson, (Lifeof Addison, in the English Poets) " wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not...ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." The faäs in the preceding account are taken from the BiograpAia Britannica. —... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor...though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy*. 1 Works, vii. 473. * When Johnson shewed me a proof-sheet of the character of Addison, in which he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor...though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy'. ' Works, vii. 473. * When Johnson shewed me a proof-sheet of the character of Addison, in which he... | |
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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. 
