 | William Minto - 1881 - 596 sider
...seven-league boots? Let him answer that, if he can. We hold that Jack has the advantage." Melody and Harmony. The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...varied ; but for magnificent effects, at least in pro.•e, the palm must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages... | |
 | William Minto - 1881 - 634 sider
...prose is pre-eminently rich andi -v stately. He takes rank with Milton as one of our greatest ters of stately cadence, as well as of sublime composition....must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages the language can be compared only to the swell and crash of an orchestra.... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1883 - 492 sider
...digressing, and his taking care to let us know when he strikes off from the main subject and when he returns. The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...is sweeter and more varied ; but, for magnificent eiTects, at least in prose, the palm must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of his grandest... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg, Alonzo Reed - 1891 - 188 sider
...his first digression. , .. The melody of J)e Quincey's prose is pre-eminently rich and stately. Be takes rank with Milton as one of our greatest masters...trust one's ear for a general impression, Milton's melodj is sweeter and more varied ; but for magnificent effects, at least in prose, the palm must probably... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1892 - 212 sider
...be studied to advantage by any one. Of the melody and harmony of his style, Minto thus speaks : — "The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages the language can be compared only to the swell and crash of an orchestra."... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1892 - 188 sider
...be studied to advantage by any one. Of the melody and harmony of his style, Minto thus speaks: — "The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages the language can be compared only to the swell and crash of an orchestra."... | |
 | William Minto - 1895 - 578 sider
...seven-league boots ? Let him answer that, if he can. We hold that Jack has the advantage." Melody and Harmony, The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...and more varied ; but for magnificent effects, at leaet in prose, the palm must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1897 - 132 sider
...manner, that he takes rank as the greatest prose artist in the language. WILLIAM RENTON. zvii De Quincey takes rank with Milton as one of our greatest masters...must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages the language can be compared only to the swell and crash of an orchestra.... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1898 - 282 sider
...of literary manner, that he takes rank as the greatest prose artist in the language. WILLIAM RENTON. The melody of De Quincey's prose is pre-eminently...must probably be assigned to De Quincey. In some of De Quincey's grandest passages the language can be compared only to the swell and crash of an orchestra.... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1906 - 206 sider
...He finds the happiest exercise of his powers in sustained flights through the region of the sublime. He takes rank with Milton as one of our greatest masters...the palm must probably be assigned to De Quincey. — Minto's Manual of English Prose Literature. BIBLIOGRAPHY The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey... | |
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Quincey's prose is pre-eminently rich and stately. He takes rank with Milton as one of our greatest masters of stately cadence, as well as of sublime composition. If one may trust one's ear for a general impression, Milton's melody is sweeter and more... 