 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - Страниц: 446
...understands him ; the peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge ; it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...to mount, elevations, nor to explore profundities ; bis passage is always on a level, along solid ground, without asperities, without obstruction. This... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - Страниц: 768
...thought ; ' The peruser of Swift will want very little previous knowledge : it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...neither required to mount elevations nor to explore profundities.'1 JOHNSON. OBLONG, OVAL. Oblong, in Latin oblongus, from the intensive syllable ob, signifies... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - Страниц: 560
...understand him. The peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge ; and it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...ground, without asperities, without obstruction." The general character of Swift has been excellently drawn by the learned and candid Granger, with which... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - Страниц: 550
...understand him. The peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge ; and it will he sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...level, along solid ground, without asperities, without ohstruction." The general character of Swift has heen excellently drawn hy the learned and candid Granger,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - Страниц: 380
...understand him. The peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge; and it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...ground, without asperities, without obstruction." The general character of Swift has been excellently drawn by the learned and candid Granger, with which... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1829 - Страниц: 658
...author's composition, T have coincided with the opinion of a very able critic. ' Tim cn<v and s;ife conveyance of meaning, it was Swift's desire to attain, and for having aiiaineH, IIP certainly deserves praise, though perhaps, not the highest praise. For purposes merely... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1833 - Страниц: 654
...judgment concerning this author's composition, I have coincided with the opinion of a very able critic. ' This easy and safe conveyance of meaning, it was Swift's desire to attain, and for having attained, he certainly deserves praise, though perhaps, not the highest praise. For purpose* merely didactic, when... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - Страниц: 556
...understand him. The peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge ; and it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things...level, along solid ground, without asperities, without obstruction."1 1 [" Of Swift's style, it has been usual to speak with great, The general character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - Страниц: 742
...common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities ; his pafsage likewise died himself in a short time. In Tickell's...alludes, as he told Dr. Young, to this moving interv Wai not known before, it is the best mode; hut against that inattention by which known truths are suffered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - Страниц: 522
...profundities; hi.» tassage is always on a level, along solid .round, without asperities, without obtruction. , This easy and safe conveyance of meaning it was Swift's...praise. For purposes merely didactic, when something ia to be told that was not known before, it is the best mode; but against that inattention by which... | |
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... him: the peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge : it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities; his passage is always on a level,... 
