This last has especially charmed me; it is remarkable for grace, delicacy, atticism, and precision. From Wordnik.com. [Amiel's Journal] Reference
"It is certain," said Phellion, "that the leading article seems to me to be stamped with vigor joined to an atticism which we may seek in vain in the columns of the other public prints.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lesser Bourgeoisie] Reference
These censures can never be just upon a poet, whose style has always been allowed to be perfectly attick, and of an atticism which made him extremely delightful to the lovers of the Athenian taste. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces] Reference
In order to make him a true classic, it was necessary to attribute to him later a design, a plan, literary invention, qualities of atticism and urbanity of which he had certainly never dreamed in the luxuriant development of his natural inspirations. From Wordnik.com. [Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian] Reference
It is clear that aesthetic delicacy, elegance, distinction, and nobleness -- that atticism, urbanity, whatever is suave and exquisite, fine and subtle -- all that makes the charm of the higher kinds of literature and of aristocratic cultivation -- vanishes simultaneously with the society which corresponds to it. From Wordnik.com. [Amiel's Journal] Reference
Cicero; and, to conclude, by that which does him most honour, but, still, falls short of justification, the strong and sprightly eloquence of St. Chrysostom drew its support from the masculine and vigorous atticism of this sarcastick comedian, to whom the father paid the same regard as Alexander to Homer, that of putting his works under his pillow, that he might read them, at night, before he slept, and, in the morning, as soon as he awaked. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces] Reference
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