 THE Life of Dr. Parnell is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has been lately written by Goldsmith, a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to do best that which he was doing; a man...  Johnson's Lives of the Poets - Pagina 59door Samuel Johnson - 1890Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pagina’s
...•fuch variety -of power-s-, •and fuch felfcity"bf performance, that- .fte always feemed to dd beft that which he was doing; a man. who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exaift... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pagina’s
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion j whofe language was copious without exuberance, exacT:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pagina’s
...man of "fuch variety of powers., and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to* do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute with-' out tedioufnefs, and general without con-' I fufion ; whofe language was copious' without exuberance,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pagina’s
...man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do befrthat which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pagina’s
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exadl without... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1798 - 282 pagina’s
...man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft, that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...whose language was cojfouswithout exuberance, exact without constraint, and easy without weakness. Mat such an author has told, who would tell again ? I...larger narrative : and have this gratification from my attospt, that it gives me zn opportunity of paying due tribute to the memory w Goldsmith. THOMAS PARNELLwas... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 pagina’s
...man of fuch -variety of powers, andfuch felicity of performance, .that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confujion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exatt without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pagina’s
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pagina’s
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without... | |
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