 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 566 страници
...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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 страници
...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1829 - 648 страници
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop bv chance, though it fulls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little >- gay, what is great is splendid. Though all \s easy, nothing' is feeble; though all seems careless,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1833 - 654 страници
...periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into iti proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great a splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless, there is nothing- harsh;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 страници
...modelled ; every word scorns 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 I himself too frequently; but, while he forces himself upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 страници
...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, ia splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently ; but, while he forces himself upon... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 страници
...periods modeiled ; every word seema 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, u gay ; what ia great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1842 - 760 страници
...critical prefaces has won universal admiration. In them, according to our great moralist, " nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous: what is little, is gay,—what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness... | |
 | 1842 - 740 страници
...critical prefaces has won universal admiration. In them, according to our great moralist, " nothing is cold or languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous: what is little, is gay,—what is great, is splendid. Everything is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1845 - 638 страници
...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, in gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble; though all seems careless,... | |
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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. 
