When he talked, he clothed his wit and his sense in forcible and natural expressions. As soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the public, his style became systematically vicious. Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 121by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 197 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1831 - 652 pages
...own. His conversation i appears to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...and his sense in forcible and natural expressions. Aa soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the public, his style became systematically vicious.... | |
| 1834 - 498 pages
...his own. His conversation seems to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...expressions. As soon as he took his pen in his hand to write ibr the public, his style became systematically vicious. All his books are written in a learned language... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 410 pages
...own. His conversation appears to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...systematically vicious. All his books are written in a learned language—in a language which nobody hears from his mother or his nurse—in a language in which nobody... | |
| James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...own. His conversation appears to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...natural expressions. As soon as he took his pen in hand to write for the public, his style became systematically vicious. All his books are written in... | |
| James Robert Boyd - English language - 1852 - 364 pages
...own. His conversation appears to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...his sense in forcible and natural expressions. As BOOK as he took his pen in hand to write for the public, his style became systematically vicious. All... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1856 - 752 pages
...own. His conversation appears to have been quite equal to his writings in matter, and far superior to them in manner. When he talked, he clothed his...systematically vicious. All his books are written in a learned language—in a language which nobody hears from his mother or his nurse—in a language in which nobody... | |
| Mark Napier - Scotland - 1859 - 484 pages
...there is not a word of true Jiistory in all these paragraphs. Lord Macaulay says of Dr Johnson, " that as soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for...the public, his style became systematically vicious : when he wrote for publication, he did his sentences out of English into Johntonese." — Rtnsa of... | |
| Mark Napier - Scotland - 1859 - 480 pages
...there is not a word of true history in all these paragraphs. Lord Macaulay says of Dr Johnson, " that as soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for...the public, his style became systematically vicious : when he wrote for publication, he did his sentences out of English into Johnsotuse." — Reriew of... | |
| Mark Napier - Scotland - 1859 - 492 pages
...there is not a word of true history in all these paragraphs. Lord Macanlay says of Dr Johnson, " that as soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the public, his style became systematically Ticious : when he wrote for publication, be did his sentences out of English into Jokiuonat."— Renew... | |
| Mark Napier - 1859 - 586 pages
...there is not a word of true history in all these paragraphs. Lord Macaulay says of Dr Johnson, " that as soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the publie, his style became systematically vicious : when he wrote for publication, he did his sentences... | |
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