 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 psl.
...have the qualities which recommend fuch compofitions, eafinefs and gaiety k They are, for the moft part, ..what; their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are fmooth, and the rhymes exa&. There feldom occurs a hard-laboured expreffion»^9r a , Tedundant epithet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 psl.
...and have the qualities which recommend fuch compofitions, eafmefs and gaiety. They are, for the mod part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are fmooth, and the rhymes exact. There feldom occurs a hardlaboured expreffion, or a redundant epithet;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 psl.
...Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humourous, almost always light, and have the qualities which...recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They arc, for the most pnrt, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 psl.
...In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gayety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 422 psl.
...In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gayety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 psl.
...In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gayety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 psl.
...his powers. They are often humourous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommen«l such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are,...his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style, they consist of " proper " words in proper places." To divide this collection into classes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 psl.
...In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critic can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the nfost part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 psl.
...IN the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style, they consist of " proper words in proper places." To divide this collection into classes, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 psl.
...IN the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critick can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and...his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style, they consist of " proper words in proper places." To divide this collection into classes, and... | |
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In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critic can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part,... 
