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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... I begin with rules that di- rect us to a right choice of words , and then proceed to rules that concern their arrangement . And And with respect to the former ; communication of thought SECT . II . Beauty of Language ..
... I begin with rules that di- rect us to a right choice of words , and then proceed to rules that concern their arrangement . And And with respect to the former ; communication of thought SECT . II . Beauty of Language ..
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... respect to the former ; communication of thought being the chief end of language , it is a rule , That perfpicuity ought not to be facrificed to any other beauty whatever if it fhould be doubted whether perfpicuity be a pofitive beauty ...
... respect to the former ; communication of thought being the chief end of language , it is a rule , That perfpicuity ought not to be facrificed to any other beauty whatever if it fhould be doubted whether perfpicuity be a pofitive beauty ...
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... respect , that there is no refemblance between the members of the fentence , though they exprefs à fimile The prefent head , which relates to the choice of materials , fhall be clofed with a rule concerning the ufe of copulatives ...
... respect , that there is no refemblance between the members of the fentence , though they exprefs à fimile The prefent head , which relates to the choice of materials , fhall be clofed with a rule concerning the ufe of copulatives ...
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... respect to action or motion ; which is an oc- cafional attribute only , and has not the fame perma- nency with colour or figure : I cannot form an idea of motion independent of a body ; but there is nothing more eafy than to form an ...
... respect to action or motion ; which is an oc- cafional attribute only , and has not the fame perma- nency with colour or figure : I cannot form an idea of motion independent of a body ; but there is nothing more eafy than to form an ...
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... respect that is due to a father from that which is due to à fon . The fubftance of what is faid in this and the fore- going fection , upon the method of arranging words in a period , fo as to make the deepest impreffion with refpect to ...
... respect that is due to a father from that which is due to à fon . The fubftance of what is faid in this and the fore- going fection , upon the method of arranging words in a period , fo as to make the deepest impreffion with refpect 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