The life of Dr. Parnell is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has been lately written by Goldsmith, a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to do best that which he was doing; a man... The European Magazine, and London Review - Seite 3111816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...Parnell is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has lately been written by Goldsmith, a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always scemed to do bett that which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 Seiten
..." is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has lately been written by Goldsmith ; a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he alwaye seemed to do best that which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, John Aikin - 1842 - 322 Seiten
...admitted as the model of perfection, and the standard of the English language. Dr. Johnson says, ' Goldsmith was a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he seemed to excel in whatever he attempted ; a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 Seiten
...PARNELL is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has been lately written by GoldsYnith, n God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man,...the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of hi ja man who had the art of being minute without tediousness, and general without confusion ; whose language... | |
| People - 1845 - 348 Seiten
...saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner." In his works the Doctor has pronounced him to be, "A man of such variety of powers, and such felicity...doing : a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness, and general without confusion ; whose language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 Seiten
..." is a task which I should .'ery willingly decline, since it has lately been written by Goldsmith; a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity...doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tediousness^ and general without confusion ; whose lantirely to their and your discretion. The kindness... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 Seiten
..." is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has lately been written by Goldsmith ; ce that the tediousness, and general without confusion; whose language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - 734 Seiten
...was on the title-page ; but the writer, whose powers were so various and performance so felicitous, ' that he always seemed to do best that which ' he was doing,' finds it difficult not to reveal his name. The preface was discerningly written. That a man who had... | |
| Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 Seiten
...was on the title-page ; but the writer, whose powers were so various and performance so felicitous, ' that he always seemed to do best that which ' he was doing,' finds it difficult not to reveal his name. The preface was discerningly written. That a man who had... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - 740 Seiten
...was on the title-page ; but the writer, whose powers were so various and performance so felicitous, ' that he always seemed to do best that which ' he was doing,' finds it difficult not to reveal his name. The preface was discerningly written. That a man who had... | |
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