 These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments; they strike, rather than please; the images are magnified by affectation; the language is laboured into harshness. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence....  The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright]. - Page 197by Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...without expence of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments; they strike, rather than please : the images are magnified by affectation; the language is laboured into harshnes. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence. " Double, double, toil, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...without expence of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments; they strike, rather than please : the images are magnified by affectation; the language is laboured into harshnes. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence. " JDouble, double, toil, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...following paragraphs : " These Odea are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ; they strike rather than please; the images are magnified...unnatural violence. Double double toil and trouble, He has a kind of strutting dignity, and' is tall by walking on tip-toe. His art and his struggle are... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 710 pages
...Johnson. • These odes (says the doctor) are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments. They strike rather than please. The images are magnified...laboured into harshness. The mind of the writer seems tp work with unnatural violence, f)mb!e, Jot:bit, toil and (rouble. His art and his struggle are too... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 pages
...• These odes- (says the tloctor) are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments. They strike rather than please. The images are magnified...affectation ; the language is laboured into harshness. The Blind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence, Double, double, toll and lr,uble. Hie art... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 pages
...Johnson. ' These odes (says the doctor) are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments. They strike rather than please. The images are magnified by affectation ; the language ie laboured into harshness. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural viplence, Double, dtuiie,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...without expence of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ; they strike, rather than' please-, the images are...unnatural ' violence. " Double, double, toil and trouble." He'has a'kind of 'strutting dignity, and is tall by walking :ovt tiptoe. HiS'art artd-his struggle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...without expence of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ; they strike, rather than please ; the images are magnified...unnatural violence. " Double, double, toil and trouble," He has a kind of strutting dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and his struggle are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ; they strike, rather than please ; the images are magnified...unnatural violence. " Double, double, toil and trouble." He has a kind of strutting dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and his struggle urc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pages
...without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ; they strike, rather than please ; the images are magnified...unnatural violence. " Double, double, toil and trouble." He has a kind of strutting dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and his struggle are... | |
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