 ... harmonizing taste. In comparing it with the styles of his most celebrated contemporaries, we would say that it was more purely and peculiarly a written style — and, therefore, rejected those ornaments that more properly belong to oratory. It had...  Works, with a memoir of the author - Page lxviby John Playfait - 1822Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 780 pages
...imagination ; the free and forcible touches of a most powerful intellect; and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In comparing it with...properly belong to oratory. It had no impetuosity, burry, or vehemence — no burst* or sudden turns or abruptions, like that' of Burke; and though eminently... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...imagination,-1— the free and forcible touches of a most powerful intellect, —and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In comparing it with...more purely and peculiarly a written style, — and, therelbre,rejected those ornaments that, more properly belong to oratory. It had no impetuosity, hurry,... | |
 | 1819 - 708 pages
...most powerful intellect; and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In compating it with the styles of his most Celebrated contemporaries,...was more purely and peculiarly a written style, and therefoie rejected those ornaments that more properly belong to oratory. It bad no impetuosity, hurry,... | |
 | 1819 - 800 pages
...intellect; and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In compaung it with the style* of his most celebrated contemporaries, we would say...peculiarly a written style, and therefore rejected those ornament* that more properly belong to oratory. It had no impetuosity, hurry, or vehemence — no bursts... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...imagination ; the free and forcible touches of a most powerful intellect; and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In comparing it with...oratory. It had no impetuosity, hurry, or vehemence, — nobursts or sudden turns or abruptions, like that of Burke ; and though eminently smooth and melodious,... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...imagination ; the free and forcible touches of a most powerful intellect; and the lights and shades of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In comparing it with...therefore rejected those ornaments that more properly belongto oratory. It had no impetuosity, hurry, or vehemence, — nobursts or sudden turns or abruptions,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...the free and forcible touches of a powerful intellect — and the lights and shades of an unerring, harmonizing taste. In comparing it with the styles...and peculiarly a written style — and, therefore, re~ jected those ornaments that more properly belong to oratory. It had no impetuosity, hurry, or vehemence—... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 380 pages
...the free and forcible touches of a powerful intellect — and the lights and shades of an unerring harmonizing taste. In comparing it with the styles...hurry, or vehemence — no bursts or sudden turns or abruptness, like that of Burke; and though eminently smooth and melodious, it was not modulated to... | |
 | 1825 - 490 pages
...the free and forcible touches of a powerful intellect — and the lights and shades of an unerring harmonizing taste. In comparing it with the styles...hurry, or vehemence — no bursts or sudden turns or abruptaess, like that of Burke ; and, though eminently smooth and melodious, it was not modulated to... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...the free я ml forcible touches of a most powerful intellect, — and the lights and shade's of an unerring and harmonizing taste. In comparing it with...contemporaries, we would say that it was more purely ami peculiarly a written style, — and, therefore,rejected those ornaments that more properly belong... | |
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