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" The best letters are commonly such as the authors have written with most facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; and hence those letters... "
Sentimental Beauties from the Writings of Dr. Blair: Selected with a View to ... - Page 288
by Hugh Blair - 1798 - 326 pages
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...and hence mufical periods, and appearances of number and harmony in arrangement, ihould be carefully avoided in letters. The beft letters are commonly fuch as the authors have written with moll facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 2

Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 402 pages
...carefully avoided in letters. The bestletters are commonly such as the authors have -written with much facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; Vind hence, those letters of mere compliment,...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 3

Hugh Blair - English language - 1809 - 400 pages
...and hence mufical periods, and appearances of number and harmony in arrangement, mould be carefully avoided in Letters. The beft Letters, are commonly...with moft facility. What the heart or the imagination di&ates, always flows readily; but where there is nofubject to warm Or intereft thefe, conftraint appears...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 3

Hugh Blair - English language - 1812 - 400 pages
...appearances of number and harmony in arrangement, fhould be carefully avoided in Letters. The heft Letters are commonly fuch as the Authors have written...dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no fubjec~l to warm or intereil thefe, conftraint appears ; and hence, thpfe Letters of mere compliment,...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...avoided in letters. The best letters are commonly such as the authors have written with most liicility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily -, but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; and hence those letters of mere compliment,...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...carefully avoided in letters. The best letters are commonly such as the authors have written with most facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; and hence those letters of mere compliment,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...carefully avoided in letters. The best letters are commonly such as the authors have written with most er is remote from common" and Ascham. Greek was now taught to boys in the principal schoo 0 subject to warm or interest these, constraintappears; and hence those letters of mere compliment, congratulation,...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Kectures of Dr. Blair

Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - English language - 1832 - 378 pages
...they are in conversation. Generally speaking, the best letters are those which are written with most facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; and hence those letters of mere compliment,...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres ...: To which are Added, Copious ...

Hugh Blair - Rhetoric - 1833 - 654 pages
...carefully avoided in letters. The best letters are commonly such as the authors have written with most facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears; and hence, those letters of mere compliment,...
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A Grammar of Rhetoric, and Polite Literature: Comprehending the Principles ...

Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1838 - 338 pages
...appearances of number and harmony in arrangement, should be carefully avoided in letters. with most facility. What the heart or the imagination dictates, always flows readily ; but where there is no subject to warm or interest these, constraint appears ; and hence, those letters of mere compliment,...
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