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The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 139
by Samuel Johnson - 1816
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...innovations. HL> page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his tranjitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language' ot conversation ; yet...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never biases in unexpected splendour. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction, he is theretore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...innovations. His page is always 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 sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...endeavour Jo avoid all harshness and seventy of diction ; he is therefore s metimes verbose in hi-j transitions and connections, and sometimes descends...somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he - T t 2 performed; performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...and sometimes descends too much to the language of conyersation ; yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. "It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too jnuch to the language of conversation ; yet if his language had been less idiomatical, it might have...
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The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted ...

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...innovations. His page is always 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 something verbose in his transitions and connexions, and sometimes descends too much to the language...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Dryden, Smith, Duke ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...if his language had been less idiomatical, it might luve lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...language of conversation; yet if his language had been Jess idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed...
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Works, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ^ he is nevcr feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ;* he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His...
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