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 12
... resemblance makes us imagine the fecond as great as the first , and the third as great as the fec- ond ; which in appearance magnifies every object ex- cept the firft . On the other hand , in a feries vary- ing by large differences ...
... resemblance makes us imagine the fecond as great as the first , and the third as great as the fec- ond ; which in appearance magnifies every object ex- cept the firft . On the other hand , in a feries vary- ing by large differences ...
Page 55
... resemble fmall ftones in a building , employed to fill up vacuities among thofe of a larger fize . In the arrangement of a period , fuch under - parts crowded together make a poor fig- ure ; and never are graceful but when interfperfed ...
... resemble fmall ftones in a building , employed to fill up vacuities among thofe of a larger fize . In the arrangement of a period , fuch under - parts crowded together make a poor fig- ure ; and never are graceful but when interfperfed ...
Page 67
... resemblance between Sound and Signification . A RESEMBLANCE between the found of certain words and their fignification , is a beauty that has escaped no critical writer , and yet is not handled with accuracy by any of them . They have ...
... resemblance between Sound and Signification . A RESEMBLANCE between the found of certain words and their fignification , is a beauty that has escaped no critical writer , and yet is not handled with accuracy by any of them . They have ...
Page 68
... resemblance of found to motion , nor of found to fentiment . We are however apt to be de- ceived by artful pronunciation : the fame paflage may be pronounced in many different tones , elevat- ed or humble , fweet or harth , brifk or ...
... resemblance of found to motion , nor of found to fentiment . We are however apt to be de- ceived by artful pronunciation : the fame paflage may be pronounced in many different tones , elevat- ed or humble , fweet or harth , brifk or ...
Page 69
... resemble in appearance the thought that is ex- preffed by them . * I have great reafon to recommend thefe ... resemblance ; and caufes that have no refem blance fe & t . 5 . * See chap . 2. part 1 . + Poet L. 3. 1. 365 .-- 454 ...
... resemble in appearance the thought that is ex- preffed by them . * I have great reafon to recommend thefe ... resemblance ; and caufes that have no refem blance fe & t . 5 . * See chap . 2. part 1 . + Poet L. 3. 1. 365 .-- 454 ...
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