 ... always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes...  The Scots Magazine - Page 5111781Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch 'a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal- endeavour Jo avoid all harshness and seventy of diction... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...pointed sentences. Addison never deviated from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It seems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction;... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. " It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction;... | |
 | John Smith, George Canning, Robert Percy Smith, John Hookham Frere - 1809 - 176 pages
...pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no amhitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous ; but never blazes with unexpected splendor ; — if his language had been less idiomatical (this is his adoption of vulgar... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...his track * Far, in Di. Warton's opinion, beyond Dryden. C. to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harshness and severity of diction... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...his being. In prose Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendor. Hi* sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor afiected brevity ; his periods, tho' not... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...his being. In prose Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace ; he seeks no ambitions ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendor. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, tho' not... | |
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