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 78
... their proper fenfe . . Beauties that depend on the metaphorical and figurative pover of words , are * referved to be treated chap . 20 . De futura orationis , fect . g . SECT . сес 7 , od , 1 five ! and : 78 CH . XVIII . Beauty of Langee .
... their proper fenfe . . Beauties that depend on the metaphorical and figurative pover of words , are * referved to be treated chap . 20 . De futura orationis , fect . g . SECT . сес 7 , od , 1 five ! and : 78 CH . XVIII . Beauty of Langee .
Page 145
... difcovered , they are generally , by the force of novelty , carried beyond moderation . Thus , in the early poems of VOL . II . * Chap . 8 . K every every nation , we find metaphors and fimiles founded on CHA P. XIX. ...
... difcovered , they are generally , by the force of novelty , carried beyond moderation . Thus , in the early poems of VOL . II . * Chap . 8 . K every every nation , we find metaphors and fimiles founded on CHA P. XIX. ...
Page 146
... metaphors and fimiles founded on flight and diftant refemblances , which , lofing their grace with their novelty , wear gradually out of repute ; and now , by the improvement of tafte , none but correct metaphors and fimiles are ...
... metaphors and fimiles founded on flight and diftant refemblances , which , lofing their grace with their novelty , wear gradually out of repute ; and now , by the improvement of tafte , none but correct metaphors and fimiles are ...
Page 162
... metaphor , and gives even life and voluntary action to inanimate beings . In this heat of mind , the highest poetical flights are indulg- ed , and the boldest fimiles and metaphors relished . But without foaring fo high , the mind is ...
... metaphor , and gives even life and voluntary action to inanimate beings . In this heat of mind , the highest poetical flights are indulg- ed , and the boldest fimiles and metaphors relished . But without foaring fo high , the mind is ...
Page 172
... metaphor , O thou fond many ! with what loud applaufe Did it thou beat heav'n with bleffing Bolingbroke Before he was what thou would'ft have him be ? And now being trimm'd up in thine own defires , Thou , beafly feeder , art fo full of ...
... metaphor , O thou fond many ! with what loud applaufe Did it thou beat heav'n with bleffing Bolingbroke Before he was what thou would'ft have him be ? And now being trimm'd up in thine own defires , Thou , beafly feeder , art fo full of ...
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