 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction such as ho afterwards s dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on a land...in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and ling anything else which he has written. ...['' What a genius 1 had when I wrote that book !" — Swift,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1879 - 466 pages
...vehemence tnd rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images and a vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that it must bfc considered of itself, what is true, of that, is not true of any thing else that he has written.... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, find vivacity of diction such lie he afterwards ¡ind peculiar that it must be con'idorcd by it>elf ; what is true of that is not true of anything... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 530 pages
...the Dean should have publicly interested himself in the affairs of the university. as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode...considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of anything else which he has written. " In his other works is found an equable tenor of easy language,... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - English literature - 1885 - 654 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and a vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode...so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered of itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else that he has written. In his other works... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - English literature - 1885 - 728 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and a vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode...so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered of itself; what is true of that is not true of anything else that he has written. In his other works... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1887 - 512 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images and vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode...considered by itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else which he has written.' Johnson's Works, viii. 220. At the conclusion of the Life of Swift... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1887 - 500 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images and vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that itmust beconsidered by itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else which he has written.'... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1887 - 522 pages
...afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that itmust be considered by itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else which he has written.' Johnson's Works, viii. 220. At the conclusion of the Life of Swift... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 480 pages
...vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode...has written. In his other works is found an equable tenour of easy language, which rather trickles than flows. His delight was in simplicity. That he has... | |
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His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar,... 
