...neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity; his periods, tho' not diligently rounded, are valuable and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style,...but not coarse, and elegant, but not ostentatious, roust give his days and nights to tbe volumes of Addison." FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY, AT OXFORD V'ecilia,...

...neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, tho' not diligently rounded, are valuable and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style,...but not coarse, and elegant, but not ostentatious, roust give his days and nights to tue volumes of Addison." II A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY, AT OXFORD...

...neither studied amplitude, nor afiected brevity ; his periods, tho' not diligently rounded, are valuable and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar, but not coarse, and elegant, but°not ostentatious, roust give bis days and nights to tbe volumes of Addison." A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S...

...and he did not wish to be energetic ;* he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences hjive 'neither studied amplitude nor affected brevity ;...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. * But, says Dr. Warton, he sometimes is so ; and in another MS. note he adds, often so. C. HUGHES....

...genuine Anglicism. 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...and. easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English Style, must give his days and nights to the vo* lumes of Addison.' " This is the middle style, for which Addison...

...he performed: he is ne^ vcr 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 ncft diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar...

...success. I know that he " gave his days and nights to Addison," and it was by this that he attained an English style " familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious." In his remarks on the character of Sir Roger de Coverley, he has fallen into the same mistake with...

...attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. ' ' This life, which appeared in the preceding edition of tbis Dictionary, K sn abridgment of lhat...

...attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied...diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wisbei to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must...

...roughness, that its characteristic excellence is a sweetness beyond example. " Whoever,1' says Johnson, " wishes to attain an English style familiar but not...give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison.'' Whoever would add to these the qualities of simplicity, purity, sweetness, and strength, must devote...