 | Tucker Brooke, Matthias A. Shaaber - English literature - 1989 - 490 pages
...diction; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, arid sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation: yet if his language...performed; 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,... | |
 | Edward Alan Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom - Literary Collections - 1995 - 508 pages
...diction; he is therefore something verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation; yet if his language...studied amplitude, nor affected brevity: his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English stile, familiar... | |
 | American fiction - 1902 - 590 pages
...; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation; yet if his language...studied amplitude nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation ; yet if his...never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ;f he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude nor affected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 418 pages
...he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and con« nections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation ; yet if his...performed ; 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,... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Cheshire (England) - 1872 - 244 pages
...tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, " but never blazes in unexpected splendour What he attempted " he performed : he is never feeble,...studied amplitude nor affected brevity : his periods, though not dill" gently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an " English style,... | |
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It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction ; he is therefore sometimes verbose in his transitions and connections, and sometimes descends too much to the language of conversation ; yet if his language had... 
