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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 157
by Samuel Johnson - 1781
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Parnell. Garth. Rowe ...

1795 - 846 pages
...the fame judicious and claffical critic, " never deviates from his track to fnatch agrace; he fecks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations....is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. His fentences have neither ftudied am. - ,-i.ii, nor afieâed brevity ; his periods, though...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the ...

1793 - 412 pages
...is the model of the middle ftyle ; on grave fubjecb net formal, on light occafions not groveling ; pure without fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. It feerns to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs and feverity of didion...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pages
...always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to match a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; di&ion ; he...
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Johnson's Lives of the the English Poets: Abridged: with Notes and Illustrations

Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...always eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviated from his track to match a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpedted Iplendour. " It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflmefs and feverity...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 25

1800 - 620 pages
...pure without fcrupulofity, and exael without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and always ealy, without glowing •words or pointed fentences. Addifon...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never bla/.es in unexpected fplendor. " It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflmefs...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

1800 - 624 pages
...elaboration ; always equable, and always eaiy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon ne ver deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feeks...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. u'ït feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflinefs and feverity of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...is the model of the middle ftyle ; on grave fubjects not formal, on light occafions not glovelling ; pure without fcrupulofity, and exact without apparent...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; he is therefore...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pages
...grave fubjefts not formal, on light occafions not grovelling; pure without fcrupulofity, and exaft without apparent elaboration ; always equable, and...innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpe&ed fplendour. • It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harihnefs and feverity...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...eafy, without glowing words or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to -. ifnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; he is therefore...
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The Elements of English Composition: Containing Practical Instructions for ...

David Irving - 1803 - 266 pages
...always eafy, without glowing words or pointed leniences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatth a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries...unexpected fplendour. . . ... •»•'' ! . ; ,, " It was apparently his principal endeavqur to avoid all barflmefs and feverity of diction : he is therefore...
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