 | 1883 - 798 pages
...Addison's remains." Macaulay says, " Never, not even by Dryden, not even by Temple, had the Englishlanguage been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility....But this was the smallest part of Addison's praise. As a moral satirist ho stands unrivalled." Certainly, he did "more to purify literature than any writer... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 332 pages
...with a little silver. All at once, and by mere accident, he had lighted on an inexhaustible vein of the finest gold. The mere choice and arrangement of...clothed his thoughts in the half French style of Horace Waipole, or in the half Latin style of Dr. Johnson, or in the half German jargon of the present day,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 464 pages
...on an inexhaustible vein of the finest gold. The mere choice and arrangement of his words would_have sufficed to make his essays classical. For never,...written with such sweetness, grace, and facility. But thia was the smallest part of Addison's praise. Had he clothed his thoughts in the half French style... | |
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - 1856 - 468 pages
...not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." — Dr. Johnson. " Never had the English language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility. But tills was the smallest part of Addison's praise. * * * As a moral satirist he >tands unrivalled."—... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 pages
...still the student will linger. . . . Never, not even by Dry den, not even by Temple, had the Kngllsh language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility. But this was the smallest part of Addlson's praise. Had he clothed his thoughts In the half-French style of Horace Walpole, or in the... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1028 pages
...still the student will linger. . . . Never, not even by Drydtm, not even by Temple, hud the Kngllsh language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility. But this was the smallest part of Addition's praise. Had be clothed his thoughts in the half-French style of Horace \Valpole, or in the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 pages
...with a little silver. All at once, and by mere accident, he had lighted on an inexhaustible vein of the finest gold. The mere choice and arrangement of...grace, and facility. But this was the smallest part ot' Addison's praise. Had he clothed his thoughts in the half French style of Horace Walpole, or in... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 468 pages
...gold. The mere ehoiee and arrangement of his words would have suffieed to make his essays elassieal. For never, not even by Dryden, not even by Temple, had the English language been written with sueh sweetness, graee, and faeility. But this was the smallest part of Addison's praise. Had he elothed... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...to the volumes of Addison." Lord Macaulay is equally emphatic in his commendation. "Never," he says, "not even by Dryden, not even by Temple, had the English...written with such sweetness, grace, and facility." About the ease, elegance, and smoothness of Addison's style there can certainly be no question. Sometimes,... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - 1869 - 498 pages
...pleasure, because a master holds the pen. " The mere choice and arrangement of his words," says Macaulay, " would have sufficed to make his essays classical ;...Addison's praise. Had he clothed his thoughts in the half-French style of Horace Walpole, or the half-Latin style of Dr. Johnson, or the half-German jargon... | |
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The mere choice and arrangement of his words would have sufficed to make his essays classical. For never, not even by Dryden, not even by Temple, had the English language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility. 
