 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses ore never balanced, nor the periods modelled: every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid." Burke (according to Malone, who collected Drydea's prose works in four volumes) used to... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 530 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1854 - 468 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1854 - 346 páginas
...sentence hetrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1854 - 1314 páginas
...periods modelled ; every word teems to drop by chance, though it Calls into its proper place. Nothing ii 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 t» feeble; though all seem> careless, there it nothing harsh;... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 páginas
...who have succeeded him. His clauses are never balanced, nor his periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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;... | |
 | 1857 - 574 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The clauses are nevei balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1858 - 418 páginas
...sentence betrays the other. The pauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper...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 - 1860 - 652 páginas
...trouble about ; pi-rinds modelled ; every word seems to drop by cliance, though it falls into ill jiryper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and vigor>n> ; what i* little is guy, what is great is splendid. Though all is easv, nothing :• feeble;... | |
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They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. 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... 
