 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 strani
...images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered...of easy language, which rather trickles than flows. His delight was in simplicity. That he has in his works no metaphor, as has been said, is not true... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 strani
...of images, and vivacity of diction such as ho afterwards never possessed or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered...is not true of anything else which he has written. ...['' What a genius 1 had when I wrote that book !" — Swift, in old age.] In his other works is... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 strani
...or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct ¡ind peculiar that it must be con'idorcd by it>elf ; 1 ho tins written. . . . [" What a genius 1 had when I wrote that book !"• — Swift, in old age.]... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 530 strani
...himself in the affairs of the university. as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered...of easy language, which rather trickles than flows. His delight was in simplicity. That he has in his works no metaphor, as has been said, is not true... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 728 strani
...possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered of itself; what is true of that is not true of anything else that he has written. In his other works is found an agreeable tenor of easy language, which rather... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 strani
...of images and vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered...is not true of anything else which he has written.' Johnson's Works, viii. 220. At the conclusion of the Life of Swift (ib. 228), Johnson allows him one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 522 strani
...afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that itmust be considered by itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else which he has written.' Johnson's Works, viii. 220. At the conclusion of the Life of Swift (to. 228), Johnson allows him one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 500 strani
...never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that itmust beconsidered by itself ; what is true of that is not true of anything else which he has written.' Johnson's Works, viii. 220. At the conclusion of the Life of Swift (ib. 228), Johnson allows him one... | |
 | 1888 - 576 strani
...images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written. " In his other works is found an equable tenor of easy language,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1890 - 480 strani
...images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself ; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written. In his other works is found an equable tenour of easy language,... | |
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His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar,... 
