| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose." JOHNSON. " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose.5 Before his time they were 4 See Vol. I. p. 388. i 778. careless of arrangement, and did not... | |
| James Boswell - 1816 - 500 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose." JOHNSON. " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose.5 Before his time s [The authour in Vol. I, p. 199, says, that Johnson once told him, " that... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language re numerous prose. Johnson. Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence...whether a sentence ended with an important word or an iusignilH'unt word, or xvith what part of speech it WM concluded. Mr. Langton, who now had joined us,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 520 páginas
...Metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose." JOHNSON. " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence...his time they were careless of arrangement, and did nut mind whether a sentence ended with an important word or an insignificant word, or with what part... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose. Johnson. Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose. Before hie time they were careles* of arrangement, and did uot mind whether a tenteuce ended with an important... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 418 páginas
...most worthy of imitation. The 'passage before us, I think, shews, that he learned from Temple to fess of arrangement, and did not mind whether a sentence...word, or with what part of speech it was concluded." Mr. Langton, who now had joined us, commended Clarendon. JOHNSON. " He is objected to for his parentheses,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 412 páginas
...most worthy of imitation. The passage before us, I think, shews, that he learned from Temple to less of arrangement, and did not mind whether a sentence...word, or with what part of speech it was concluded." Mr. Langton, who now had joined us, commended Clarendon. JOHNSON. " He is objected to for his parentheses,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 408 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose." JOHNSON. " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose. 1 Before his time they were care-1 [The authour, in vol. ip 172, says, that Johnson once told him,... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 458 páginas
...metrical quantities. In my opinion, the chief excellence of our language is numerous prose." JOHNSON. " Sir, William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose.5 Before his time they were careless. $ [The authour in Vol. I. p. 182, says, that Johnson once... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 492 páginas
...numerous prose." JOHNSON. "Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose6. Before his time they were careless of arrangement,...word, or with what part of speech it was concluded." Mr. Langton, who now had joined us, commended Clarendon. JOHNSON. " He is objected to for his parentheses,... | |
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