 No author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater distance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his style has a smooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hard-laboured ;...  The Sewanee Review - Page 2501906Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftile has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet; obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-fought, or hard-laboured ; but all is eafy without feeblenefs, and familiar without groffnefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftyle has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-fought, or hard-laboured ; but all is eafy without feeblenefs, and familiar without groflhefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftyle has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-fought, or hara-laboured ; but all is eafy without feeblenefs. and familiar without grofsnefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftyle has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far fought, or hard-laboured; but all is eafy without feeblenefs, and familiar without grolTnefs. It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftile has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-fought, or ward-laboured 3 bat all is eafy without feeblenefs, and familiar without groflhefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...his profe at a greater diftance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and his ftylf has a fmooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far fought, or hard laboured ; but all is eafy without feeble* aefs, and familiar without groflhefs.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...could draw from it any suspicion of his excellence in poetry, may be Applied to these compositions. No author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater...distance from each other. His thoughts are natural, and hisstyle has a smooth and placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...could draw from it any suspicion of his excellence in poetry, may be applied to these compositions. No author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater...never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far sought, or hard laboured, but all is easy without feebleness, and familiar without grossness. "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...could draw from it any suspicion of his excellence in poetry, may be applied to these compositions. No author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater...obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hardlaboured ; but all is easy without feebleness, and familiar without grossness. It has been observed... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...could draw from it any suspicion of his excellence in poetry, may be applied to these compositions. No author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater...obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hard-laboured ; but all is easy without feebleness, and familiar without grossness. It has been observed... | |
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