| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...arand such felicity of performance, that he alwavi seemed to do liest that which he was doing; a mar to wear their settings. When we rise in knowledge, as the prospect widens, the objects of Ian ;uage was copious without exuberance, exact without constraint, and easy without weakness. " To... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...has been tady written by Goldsmith, a man of such nnety of powers, and such felicity of performucc, that he always seemed to do best that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of bug minute without tediousness, and general without confusion ; whose language was copious wuboat exuberance,... | |
| 1834 - 602 pages
...of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that lie always seemed to do best thai which he was doing; a man, who had the art of being minute, without tediousne^s ; and general, without confibíon ; u h«-f language was copious, without exuberance ;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 542 pages
...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...and have this gratification from my attempt, that it gave me an opportunity of paying due tribute to the memory of Goldsmith — To y«j yifn; tirri Savnruv.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 526 pages
...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...larger narrative ; and have this gratification from ray attempt, that it gave me an opportunity of paying due tribute to the memory of Goldsmith — To... | |
| sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...Johnson, who in the life of Parnell characterizes Goldsmith as " a man of such variety of powers and such felicity of performance that he always seemed to do...exact without constraint, and easy without weakness." Were not the decisions of criticism as different as the several writers of it, we should be often surprised... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 444 pages
...decline, since it has lately been written by Goldsmith ; a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to...exact without constraint, and easy without weakness. 11 What such an author told, who would tell again ? I have made an abstract from his larger narration... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pages
...Johnson, who in the life of Parnell characterizes Goldsmith as " a man of such variety of powers and such felicity of performance that he always seemed to do...exact without constraint, and easy without weakness." Were not the decisions of criticism as different as the several writers of it, we should be often surprised... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 600 pages
...Johnson, who in the life of Parnell characterizes Goldsmith as " a man of such variety of powers and such felicity of performance that he always seemed to do...exact without constraint, and easy without weakness." Were not the decisions of criticism as different as the several writers of it, we should be often surprised... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 536 pages
...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...tediousness, and general without confusion; whose languaga was copious without exuberance, exact without constraint, and easy without weakness. What... | |
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