 | 1751 - 228 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfe wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged and fo diftin&ly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next. Whenever... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfc wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged, and fo diftinflly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 472 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfe wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged, and fo diftinctly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfe wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged, and fo diftinctly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...nation has been hitherto remarkably barren of historical genius,' praises Knolles, who, he says, ' in his History of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit.' * Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this their first journey to London. Garrick, evidently meaning... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...nation has been hitherto remarkably barren of historical genius,' praises Knolles, who, he says, ' in his History of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit.' 9 Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this their first journey to London. Garrick, evidently meaning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 458 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfe wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged, and fo diftinctly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...that narration can admit. His ftyle, though fomewhat obfcured by time, and fometimes vitiated by falfe wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. A wonderful multiplicity of events is fo artfully arranged, and fo diftinctly explained, that each facilitates the knowledge of the next.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...can, in my opinion, justly contest the superiority of Kiioiles, who, in his history of the Turks, lias displayed all the excellencies that narration can...vitiated by false wit, is pure nervous, elevated, and dear. A * malt.phcuv of events is so artfhlfr * d>st,ncUy explained that escb fr dge of the n«t. Whenever... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 310 pages
...variety, distinctness, and strength of his characters. But none of our writers can, in my opinion, justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in...excellencies that narration can admit. His style, though somewlut obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated by false wit, is pnre, nervous, elevated, and clear.... | |
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But none of our writers can, in my opinion justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in his history of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit. 
