 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they...may be easily noted. Dryden is always another and t/ie same ; he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears to... | |
 | William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though, since his earlier works, more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth or obsolete." By such an author, much must have been done ; but much yet remained to be done by others. Dryden, with... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 468 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is ' nothing harsh ; and though, since his earlier works more than ' a century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth or ob' solete." gradation ; — a dry, a plain, a neat, an elegant, a flowery manner. Of each of these... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...nothing harsh ; — and though more than a century has passed since the publication of hi* earlier works, they have nothing yet uncouth or obsolete. " He who...recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted. Dry den is always another and the tame ; he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 pages
...is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth or obsolete. Of all this, however, if the proof be demanded, I will not undertake to give it; the atoms of probability,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they...as may be easily noted. Dryden is always " another «nd the same -," he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 512 pages
...is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they...recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted. Dry den is always " another and the same ;" he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet nncouth or obsolete. He who writes much will not easily escape a manner — such a recurrence of particular... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though, since his earlier works, more than a century has passed, they...a manner, such a recurrence of particular modes as mav be easily noted. Dryden is always another and the same. He does not exhibit a second time the same... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...easy, nothing is feeble : though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and .though since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they...have nothing yet uncouth or obsolete. He who writes mtreh will not easily escape a manner — such a recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted.... | |
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Every thing is excused by the play of images and the spriteliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though since his earlier works more than a century has passed they have nothing... 
