...Dr. Johnson, in his life of Dryden, gives the following character of his prose Style: " His prefaces have not the formality of a ' settled Style, in which...modelled; ' every word seems to drop by chance, though it fells into its ' proper place. Nothing is cold or languid, the whole is airy, ' animated, and vigorous;...

...can never lay aside till we have finished, Dr Johnson has said, with equal force and beauty ,-,—" They have not the formality of a settled style, in...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too...

...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself...

...His prefaces have not the for" mality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sen" tence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced,...cold or 'languid; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what ' is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid. Though all is ' easy, nothing is feeble...

...prefaces," says the Doctor, " have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the R 3 sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never...word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into the proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is...

...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons; but none of his prefaces were...to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper pladt. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay;...

...Dr. Johnson, in his Life of Dryden, gives the following character of his prose style : " His prefaces have not the formality of a settled style, in which...though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is rold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay, what is great,...

...Criticism, either didactic or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...the other ; the clauses are never balanced, nor the period* modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place ; nothing...

...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...first half of the sentence betrays the other. The causes are never balanced, nor the periods modelled: every word seems to drop by chance, though it...

...Criticism, either didactick or defensive, occupies almost all his prose, except those pages which he has devoted to his patrons ; but none of his prefaces...cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay ; what i* great, is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself...