 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pagina’s
...was not negligent, and though foreible, was not turbulent ; difdaining anxious nicety of emphafis, and laboured artifice of action, it captivated the hearer by its natural dignity, it roufed the fluggifh, and fixed the volatile, and detained the mind upon the fubject, without directing... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pagina’s
...publick; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....and fixed the volatile, and detained the mind upon the^ubject, without directing it to the speaker " The grandeur and solemnity of the preacher did not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pagina’s
...publick ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....natural dignity, it roused the sluggish, and fixed thavolatile, and detained the mind upon the subject, without directing it to the speaker. " The grandeur... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...publick ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....captivated the hearer by its natural dignity, it roused (he sluggish, and fixed the volatile, and detained the mind upon the subject, without directing it... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 430 pagina’s
...publick ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....laboured artifice of action, it captivated the hearer fcy its natural dignity, it roused the sluggish and fixed the volatile, and detained the mind upon... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 pagina’s
...publick ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....laboured artifice of action, it captivated the hearer hy its natural dignity, it roused the sluggish and fixed the volatile, and detained the mind upon the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1814 - 718 pagina’s
...public ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those who heard them ; for as he appeared iu the pulpit, words will not easily describe him. His...sluggish and fixed the volatile, and detained the miiul upon the • subject without directing it to the speaker. " ' The grandeur and solemnity of the... | |
 | 1817 - 368 pagina’s
...delivered, can be known only to those that heard them, for ~z he appeared in the pulpit, words will ,¡ut easily describe him. His delivery, though unconstrained,...nicety of emphasis, and laboured artifice of action, it captiVoi.. F. valed the hearer by its natural dignity, it roused the sluggish, and fixed the volatile,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pagina’s
...public ; but how they were delivered can be known only to those who heard them; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....volatile, and detained the mind upon the subject, Avitbout directing it to the speaker. ••,; .,. " The grandeur and solemnity of the preacher did... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pagina’s
...publick; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him....disdaining anxious nicety of emphasis, and laboured artilice of action, it captivated the hearer by its natural dignity, it roused the sluggish, and fixed... | |
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Sermons were composed, may be learned from the excellent volume which he has given to the public ; but how they were delivered, can be known only to those that heard them ; for as he appeared in the pulpit, words will not easily describe him. His delivery,... 
