 | 1781 - 754 Seiten
...pointed fcntences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fn.itch a grace ; he feeks no ambi'ious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to have- been his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and fcverity of dielion... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he leeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplcndor. " It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harilmefs and feverity of dicYion... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Adciifun never deviates from his track to fnatch a -grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fpleftdour. , ' It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs and feverity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from .his track to fnatch a grace; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentericW,, Addifon never deviates from hid track fo fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations,...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. I" • i •''• . • .» - It feems to have been his principal endea* vour to avoid all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifbn never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feefcs no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. ' His p,age is always luminous, but sever -blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to -have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 Seiten
...fentences. Addifon cevtr deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, ar.d tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. 4 It fc: an to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflir.cfs and fcvcrity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 Seiten
...glowing words -or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to match a grace ; he fceks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, Taut never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 Seiten
...glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to (hatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harmnefs and feverity... | |
 | 1795 - 846 Seiten
...the fame judicious and claffical critic, " never deviates from his track to fnatch agrace; he fecks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. His fentences have neither ftudied am. - ,-i.ii, nor afieâed brevity ; his periods, though... | |
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His prose is the model of the middle style; on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences.... 
