 What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are...  Microcosm. General index - Page 249by Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...the character of his style, as given hy Johnson himself : " What he attempted, lie performed ; he ie never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic...and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 516 pages
...have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What •he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid,...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes1 to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 426 pages
...idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic...and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 416 pages
...idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic...and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...Anglicism. What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences...and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to 6e energetic ; he is never rapid, and he neyer stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude...and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...uliomatical. it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic...stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude nor afiected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...idiomalical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What he attempted he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic...stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude noraffected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...idiomatical, it might have lost somewhat of its genuine Anglicism. What lie attempted he performed: he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic; he is nfver rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences ha^e neither studied amplitude nor affected brevity)... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...remember the character of his style, at given hy Johnsou himself: " What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; lie is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected... | |
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