 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...complains, under the person of Secundus, in his famous dialogue De Causis corrupts Eloquentice. But, to shew that our language is improved, and that those people...phrases. which are ill sounding, or improper; or in admit ting new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more significant." The reader will easily... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 468 pages
...under the person of Secundus, in his famous dialogue, De Causis corrupts Eloquentite. But, to shew that our language is improved, and that those people...fault of theirs. For in this case the refinement can but be accidental ; that is, when the words and phrases, which are rejected, happen to be improper.... | |
 | John Wilson - Criticism - 1846 - 360 pages
...skill, In this one praise he has their fame surpast, To please an age more gallant than the last." « "Either in rejecting such old words or phrases which...new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more luxuriant. * * * Malice and partiality set apart, let any man who understands English, read diligently... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 738 pages
...last.... Let us consider in what the refinement of a language principally consists : That is cither in rejecting such old words or phrases which are ill sounding or improper, or in admiiting new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more signiflcant.... Let any man who understands... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 446 pages
...part 1. The language, wit, and conversation of our age are improved and refined above the last.... Let us consider in what the refinement of a language...are ill sounding or improper, or in admitting new, whioh are more proper, more sounding, and more significant.... Let any man who understands English,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...principally consists ; that is, "either in rejecting such old words, or phrases, which are illsounding or improper; or in admitting new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more significant." . . . Let any man, who understands English, read diligently the works of Shakespeare and Fletcher,... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...principally consists ; that is, " either in rejecting such old words, or phrases, which are illsounding or improper; or in admitting new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more significant." . . . Let any man, who understands English, read diligently the works of Shakespeare and Fletcher,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1878 - 518 pages
...tragedy. **) The language, wit, and conversation of our age are improved and refined above the last .... Let us consider in what the refinement of a language...are more proper, more sounding, and more significant .... Let any man who understands English, read diligently the works of Shakespeare and Fletcher, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1883 - 494 pages
...But, to show that our language is improved, * [Not now generally thought to be Quintilian's. — ED.] and that those people have not a just value for the...custom only, and, as I may say, without any fault 01 theirs. For in this case the refinement can be but accidental ; that is, when the words and phrases,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1883 - 516 pages
...» 3 3 The language, wit, and conversation of our age are improved and refined above the last . . . Let us consider in what the refinement of a language...phrases which are ill sounding or improper, or in admiting new, which are more proper, more souding, and more significant . . . Let any man who understands... | |
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... either in rejecting such old words, or phrases, which are ill sounding, or improper ; or in admitting new, which are more proper, more sounding, and more significant. 
