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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... fenfible , that the dipththong oi or ai is more agreeable than any of these vowels pronounced fingly the fame holds where a confonant enters into the double found ; the fyllable le has a more agreeable found than the vowel e , or than ...
... fenfible , that the dipththong oi or ai is more agreeable than any of these vowels pronounced fingly the fame holds where a confonant enters into the double found ; the fyllable le has a more agreeable found than the vowel e , or than ...
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... fenfible of incongruity , in the fame manner as where a judge is dreffed like a fop , or a peafant like a man of quality . Where the im- preffion made by the words refembles the impreffion made by the thought , the fimilar emotions mix ...
... fenfible of incongruity , in the fame manner as where a judge is dreffed like a fop , or a peafant like a man of quality . Where the im- preffion made by the words refembles the impreffion made by the thought , the fimilar emotions mix ...
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... compofed of fyllables , being pro- nounced with a fenfible interval between each , make more lively impreffions than can be made by a contin- ued VOL . II . C ued found . A period of which the members are SECT . II . 33 Beauty of Language .
... compofed of fyllables , being pro- nounced with a fenfible interval between each , make more lively impreffions than can be made by a contin- ued VOL . II . C ued found . A period of which the members are SECT . II . 33 Beauty of Language .
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... fenfible of a degradation , when this rule is neglected , as it fre quently is for the fake of verfe . I give the following examples . Integer vitæ , fcelerifque purus , Non eget Mauri jaculis , neque arcu , Nec venenatis gravidâ ...
... fenfible of a degradation , when this rule is neglected , as it fre quently is for the fake of verfe . I give the following examples . Integer vitæ , fcelerifque purus , Non eget Mauri jaculis , neque arcu , Nec venenatis gravidâ ...
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... fenfible of a dignity in the invo- cation at the beginning , which is not attained by that in the middle . I mean not however to cenfure this paffage on the contrary , it appears beautiful , by distinguishing the respect that is due to ...
... fenfible of a dignity in the invo- cation at the beginning , which is not attained by that in the middle . I mean not however to cenfure this paffage on the contrary , it appears beautiful , by distinguishing the respect that is due to ...
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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