"If in this I have been tedious, it may be some excuse, I had not time to make it shorter."
This writer could spend some time with Strunk and White.
This writer could spend some time with Strunk and White.
Google it. I'll wait.
The essay is thoughtful, nuanced, and not easily summarized. Poison for modern readers, savory for patient readers.
I presume that you meant some kind of a diss on Strunk & White. It may make people insecure about the quality of their writing, but it does so in order to show them how to be better.
As for this essay... you may like it. I want to take away their keyboard until they learn how to stop wasting my time.