Elements of Criticism: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions : Vol. I( -II)From the Press of S. Etheridge, for J. White, Thomas & Andrews, W. Spotswood, D. West, W.P. Blake, E. Larkin, & J. West, 1796 - Criticism - 440 pages |
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Page 77
... , the five following circum ftances relative to articulate found , must be kept in view . ift , A found or fyllable is harth or fmooth . * De ortore , 1. 3. cap . $ 8 . 2d , 2d , It is long or short . 3d , SECT . II . 77 cary of Language .
... , the five following circum ftances relative to articulate found , must be kept in view . ift , A found or fyllable is harth or fmooth . * De ortore , 1. 3. cap . $ 8 . 2d , 2d , It is long or short . 3d , SECT . II . 77 cary of Language .
Page 78
... short . 3d , I i pronounced high or low . 4th , It is pronounce lud or foft . And , laftly , a number of words i fucceffion , con- ftituting a period or membr of a period , are pronounced flow or quick of these five the firft depending ...
... short . 3d , I i pronounced high or low . 4th , It is pronounce lud or foft . And , laftly , a number of words i fucceffion , con- ftituting a period or membr of a period , are pronounced flow or quick of these five the firft depending ...
Page 84
... short ; fhort fyllables , with refpect to time , being precisely equal to a long one . These two lengths are effential to verfe of all kinds ; and to no verfe , as far as I know is a greater variety of time neceffary in pronouncing ...
... short ; fhort fyllables , with refpect to time , being precisely equal to a long one . These two lengths are effential to verfe of all kinds ; and to no verfe , as far as I know is a greater variety of time neceffary in pronouncing ...
Page 85
... short fyllables . It is however fubjected to laws that confine its variety within cer- tain limits and for afcertaining thefe limits , gram- marians have invented a rule by Dactyles and Spon- dees , which they denominate feet . Óne at ...
... short fyllables . It is however fubjected to laws that confine its variety within cer- tain limits and for afcertaining thefe limits , gram- marians have invented a rule by Dactyles and Spon- dees , which they denominate feet . Óne at ...
Page 97
... short and one long . The following coup let affords an example of each kind . Some in the fields of pure ether play . And bafk and whiten in the blaze of day . It VOL . II . G It is a great imperfection in English verfe , that SECT . IV ...
... short and one long . The following coup let affords an example of each kind . Some in the fields of pure ether play . And bafk and whiten in the blaze of day . It VOL . II . G It is a great imperfection in English verfe , that SECT . IV ...
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abftract accent action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo appear beauty becauſe cafe caufe chap circumftance clofe cloſe compariſon compofed compofition confidered connected defcribing defcription Demetrius Phalereus difagreeable diftinguiſhed effect emotions Eneid epic poem epic poetry example expreffed expreffion faid fame fcarce fcene fecond feems fenfe fenfible feparation ferves fhall fhort fyllables fhould fignify figure fimile fingle firft firſt fize fome fpeech ftandard ftill fubftantive fubject fuch fufficient fupport garden hath Hexameter Iliad impreffion inftances inverfion itſelf ject laft language lefs long fyllable melody metaphor mind moſt mufic muft muſt nature neceffary obferved object occafion oppofite ornaments paffage paffing paffion paufe pauſe perfon perfonification pleaſure poem prefent profe proper raifing raiſed reafon refemblance refpect reft reprefentation reprefented rhyme Richard II rule Spondees tafle tafte taſte thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion vafes verfe words