Elements of Criticism: In Three Volumes. ...A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 - Criticism |
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... Motion and force , Ch . 6. Novelty , and the unexpected ap- pearance of objects , Ch . 8. Refemblance and contraft , t 13 25 114 I 157 I I 1185 I 191 201 I 205 Ch . 9. Uniformity and variety , I 226 Ch . 10. Congruity and propriety , I ...
... Motion and force , Ch . 6. Novelty , and the unexpected ap- pearance of objects , Ch . 8. Refemblance and contraft , t 13 25 114 I 157 I I 1185 I 191 201 I 205 Ch . 9. Uniformity and variety , I 226 Ch . 10. Congruity and propriety , I ...
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... motion , till they be perfected in thofe which regularly precede it . The fcience of criticism appears then to be an intermediate link , finely qualified for connecting the different parts of education into a regular chain . This ...
... motion , till they be perfected in thofe which regularly precede it . The fcience of criticism appears then to be an intermediate link , finely qualified for connecting the different parts of education into a regular chain . This ...
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... motion , we follow its natural courfe . The mind falls with a heavy body , defcends with a river , and afcends with flame and fmoke . In tracing out a family , we incline to begin at the founder , and to defcend gradually to his lateft ...
... motion , we follow its natural courfe . The mind falls with a heavy body , defcends with a river , and afcends with flame and fmoke . In tracing out a family , we incline to begin at the founder , and to defcend gradually to his lateft ...
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... motion and genteel be- haviour . But as the intention of the agent is a ca- pital circumstance in the bulk of human actions , it requires reflection to discover their true charac- ter . If I fee one delivering a purse of money to ...
... motion and genteel be- haviour . But as the intention of the agent is a ca- pital circumstance in the bulk of human actions , it requires reflection to discover their true charac- ter . If I fee one delivering a purse of money to ...
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... motion or agitation of the mind , when it paffeth away without raifing defire , is denominated an emotion : when defire is raised , the motion or agi- tation is denominated a paffion . A fine face , for example , raiseth in me a ...
... motion or agitation of the mind , when it paffeth away without raifing defire , is denominated an emotion : when defire is raised , the motion or agi- tation is denominated a paffion . A fine face , for example , raiseth in me a ...
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action againſt agreeable alfo appears arifing arts beauty becauſe betwixt Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe chap cife circumftance colour confiderable connected courfe cuſtom defcription defire degree difagreeable diftinguiſhed diftrefs dignity diſcover effect elevation emotions and paffions expreffed expreffion external figns faid fame fcarce feeling feems fenfe fenfible fentiments fhall fhould fight fimilar fingle fingular fion firft firſt focial fome fometimes fpecies fpectator ftill ftrong fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient fure furpriſe fwells grandeur gratification habit happineſs hath himſelf Hudibras human impreffion increaſe inftances itſelf jects lefs means meaſure mind moft moſt motion mufic muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary obfcure obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffage pain perceptions perfon pleaſant emotion pleaſure prefent produce produceth propriety puniſhment purpoſes raifed raiſed reafon refemblance reflection reliſh ridicule Shakeſpear ſhall ſtill tafte taſte thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou tion uſe variety