The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. The lives of the most eminent English poets - Seite 384von Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Gilbert Ramsay - 1885 - 388 Seiten
...periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place; nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little is gay; what is great is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1885 - 374 Seiten
...periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous; what is little, is gay; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently; but 10 while he forces himself upon... | |
| 1888 - 576 Seiten
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous : what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh... | |
| James Morgan Hart - 1889 - 38 Seiten
...follower of Dryden, thus delivers his estimate of Dryden's style, thereby marking his own : " Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. . . . Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing... | |
| John Earle - 1890 - 552 Seiten
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous ; what is little is gay ; what is. great is splendid. — Life of Dryden. If a comparison between these two authors results in a sense of contrast... | |
| John Dryden - 1895 - 266 Seiten
...modelled. Every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its • proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole / is airy, animated, and...vigorous; what is little is gay; what is great is splendid. . . . Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 234 Seiten
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but while he forces himself upon 30... | |
| Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 552 Seiten
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little is gay; what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently; but while he forces himself upon our... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 216 Seiten
...periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too fre10 quently ; but, while he forces himself upon... | |
| John Dryden - 1900 - 412 Seiten
...periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but while he forces himself upon our... | |
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