 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 ;...  Abraham Cowley - Page 66by Yarnall - 1897 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 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 hardlaboured ; but all is eafy without feeblenefs, and familar without groflhefs. It... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...Johnson's character of his prose style merits quotation : " No author (says lie) ever kept his verse and prose at a greater distance from each other. His thoughts...placid equability, which has never yet obtained its dug commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hard-laboured, but all is easy without feebleness, and... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...verse and prose at a greater distance from eacb^-pther. His thoughts are natural, and his style ms a smooth and placid equability, which has never yet...obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hard-laboured, but all is easy without feebleness, and familiar without grossness;" vot.ni, u 290 )... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...suspicion of his excellence in poetry, may be applied to these compositions. No author ever kept his Terse and his prose at a greater distance from each other....are natural, and his style has a smooth and placid equabili'y, which has never yet obtained its due commendation. Nothing is far-sought, or hard -laboured... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 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 patural, and his style has a smooth and "placid equability, which has never yet obtained its due commendation.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 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 arc snatural, and his style has a smooth and placid equV bility, which has never yet obtained i£s... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 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." Of his poetry,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 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." Of his poetry,... | |
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