 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....  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 396by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...falls into its proper place. 5 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid....esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...into its proper place.5 Nothing is " cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is ' splendid....esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightlincss of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...falls into its proper place.5 Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid....esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...Nothing is cold or languid, the whole is airy, animated, and vigorrus; whatislittle, is gay ; whatis great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself...too frequently ; but while he forces himself upon cuv esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing -- • is is excused by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...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....esteem we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...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....esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; With lifted hands their young Messiah bless: Who now...his glories he displays, And, like the Sun, the pr Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...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....while he forces himself upon our esteem, we cannot Tefuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, issplendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently...esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...what is little, is gay ; what is great, h . • splendid. He may be thought to mention himself t«o frequently ; but, while he forces himself upon our...esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy,... | |
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