Essays, Biographical, Critical, And Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, And Guardian
Essays, Biographical, Critical, And Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, And Guardian
Nathan Drake
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Ihost patrt, a jttst and dket\m\na,^b tMt. Tba^ love for sittiplidty in design mii tamnet, i^^ out which neither grandeur nor beauty can ex- ist, our author^ likewise^ vtrongly felt^ and kas repeatedly praised* Tlie oldest wiilin^ skid especially the scriptures, which tttost abound \frlth this engaging quality, he has occasionally brought forward as examples of this excellence ; and he has particularly dwelt upon the pathetic history of Joseph, ** whkh^'' says he, " i» related with such majesti...c simpficity^ that alt the parts of it strike us with strong touches of nature and com- passion ; and he must be a stranger to both, who can read it wi^ attention^ and not be overwhiebn* ed with the vicMsitudes of joy s^ sorrow/' * Though, from his harried moide of life and ha- bitual inattention, Sir Hichard, as we have already seen, devoted little labour to the accuiucy and refinement of his style» he every now a^d then displays an ease and simplicity which delight: nor was this alt6gether the effect of a casual feii^ city of execution ; he Clearly saw and admired the beauties of a simple style, and ha& spoken of Tillotson, then the best model of.
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