 ... 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
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he leeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplcndor. " It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harilmefs and feverity of dicYion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from .his track to fnatch a grace; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitions and connections, ne&ions,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...pointed fentericW,, Addifon never deviates from hid track fo fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations, His...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. I" • i •''• . • .» - It feems to have been his principal endea* vour to avoid all harfhnefs... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1781 - 506 pages
...pointed fentences. Adciifun never deviates from his track to fnatch a -grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fpleftdour. , ' It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harlhnefs and feverity of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, Taut never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harfhnefs and feverity of diction ; he is therefore fometimes verbofe in his tranfitions and connections. nedHons,... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...fentences. Addifon cevtr deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, ar.d tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendor. 4 It fc: an to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflir.cfs and fcvcrity of... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...ments, and tries no hazardbus innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpe&ed fplendour. * : It feems to have been his principal endeavour to avoid all harflinefs and fe-: verity of di&ion; he is therefore femetimes verbofe in his tranfitions and conne&ions,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...pointed fentences. Addifbn never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace ; he feefcs no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. ' His p,age is always luminous, but sever -blazes in unexpected fplendour. It feems to -have been his principal endeavour to avoid all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...or pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to fnatch a grace; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His...luminous, but never blazes in unexpected fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harmnefs and feverity of diction; he is therefore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...pointed fentences. Addifon never deviates from his track to (hatch a grace ; he feeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpedted fplendour. It was apparently his principal endeavour to avoid all harmnefs and feverity... | |
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