His prose is the model of the middle style; on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences.... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 148by Samuel Johnson - 1840Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without sciupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. HL> page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal... | |
| 1803 - 420 pages
...scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equal, and always easy, without giving words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction, he is therelore... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and always c*asy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison...splendour. It was apparently his principal- endeavour Jo avoid all harshness and seventy of diction ; he is therefore s metimes verbose in hi-j transitions... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...in 1777, N°28, and 106, Hth edition. jsions not grovelling : pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too jnuch to the language of conversation... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...in 1777, N° 28, and 106, 14th edition. sions not grovelling : pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conyersation... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...always equable, and always easy without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviated from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction; he is therefore... | |
| John Smith, George Canning, Robert Percy Smith, John Hookham Frere - 1809 - 176 pages
...grave subjects not formal ; on light occasions not groveling ; pure wkhout scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration. Always equable, and...deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no amhitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous ; but never blazes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pages
...on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not groveling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling ; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always easy, without £lo\ving words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates...severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation;... | |
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