 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 Seiten
...throes is tumour, nuannefs, iedhufnefs^ and ebfcurity.' And again — ' His declamations or fct-fpecches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the...of amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the occaiion demanded, to mow how much his ftores of knowlege could fupply, he feldom efcapes without the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 Seiten
...by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendour. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the occafion... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 Seiten
...by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and Splendour. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nafure ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick writers, to catch opportunities of amplification,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 Seiten
...it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendor, His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature; when he endeavoured, lik,e other tragick. writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the occafion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 Seiten
...by Brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by Dignity and Splendour. His Declamations or fet Speeches are commonly cold and weak, for his Power was the Power of Nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick Writers, to catch Opportunities of Amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the Occafion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 Seiten
...by Brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by Dignity and Splendour. His Declamations or fet Speeches are commonly cold and weak, for his Power was the Power of Nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick Writers, to catch Opportunities of Amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the Occaiion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 Seiten
...endeavoured to recommend it by Dignity and Splendour. His Declamations or fet Speeches are commonly told and weak, for his Power was the Power of Nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick Writers, to catch Opportunities of Amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the Occafion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 Seiten
...it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendor. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature; when he endeavoured, like other tragick writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and, inftead of inquiring what the occafion... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 Seiten
...by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and splendour. His declamations, or set speeches, are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature ; ""^vKien fie endeavoured, like other tragick writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 Seiten
...dignity and fplendor. His declamations, or fet fpeeches, are commonly cold and weak, for his pswer was the power of nature ; when he endeavoured, like...inftead of inquiring what the occafion demanded, 'to flievv how much his ñores of knowledge could fupply, he feldom efcapes without the pity or refentment... | |
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... how much his stores of knowledge could supply, he seldom escapes without the pity or resentment of his reader. 
