... always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes... The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 157by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he leeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplcndor. " It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harilmefs and feverity of dicYion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and always eafy, without out glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. . i It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs and feverity of diction ;... | |
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1781 - 506 pages
...elaboration ; 'always equable, and always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Adciifun never deviates from his track to fnatch a -grace ;...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fpleftdour. , ' It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs and feverity of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...eafy, without L_ out glowing words or pointed fentericW,, Addifon never deviates from hid track fo fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments,...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. I" • i •''• . • .» - It feems to have been his principal endea* vour to avoid all harfhnefs... | |
| Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...fentences. Addifon cevtr deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, ar.d tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. 4 It fc: an to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflir.cfs and fcvcrity of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifbn never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feefcs no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. ' His p,age is always luminous, but sever -blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to -have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...glowing words -or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to match a grace ; he fceks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, Taut never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...profe is the model of the middle ftyle; on grave fubje&s not formal, on light occaiions not groveling ; pure without fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harmnefs and feverity of diction; he is therefore... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...eafy, with-. out glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to (hatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harmnefs and feverity... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentenccs. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatcli a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; he is therefore... | |
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