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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... these to the exalted pleafures of morality and religion . We ftand therefore engaged in honour , as well as intereft to fecond the purposes of nature , by cultivating the pleafures of the eye and ear , thofe efpecially that require ...
... these to the exalted pleafures of morality and religion . We ftand therefore engaged in honour , as well as intereft to fecond the purposes of nature , by cultivating the pleafures of the eye and ear , thofe efpecially that require ...
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... , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who afpires to be a critic in these arts muft pierce Aill deeper : he muft acquire acquire a clear perception of what objects are lofty , 14 INTRODUCTION .
... , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who afpires to be a critic in these arts muft pierce Aill deeper : he muft acquire acquire a clear perception of what objects are lofty , 14 INTRODUCTION .
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... these he avoids , or removes out of fight , because they give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of tafte , upon whom even ftriking beauties make but a faint impreffion , indulges pride or envy without control , and loves to ...
... these he avoids , or removes out of fight , because they give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of tafte , upon whom even ftriking beauties make but a faint impreffion , indulges pride or envy without control , and loves to ...
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... these caufes under one still more general and comprehenfive : in our progrefs from particular ef- fects to general caufes , and from particular propofitions to the more comprehenfive , we feel a gradual dilatation or expanfion of mind ...
... these caufes under one still more general and comprehenfive : in our progrefs from particular ef- fects to general caufes , and from particular propofitions to the more comprehenfive , we feel a gradual dilatation or expanfion of mind ...
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... these prefaces are but loosely connected : they look more like a number of maxims or observa- tions than a connected difcourfe . An episode in a narrative poem , being in effect an acceffory , demands not that ftrict union with the prin ...
... these prefaces are but loosely connected : they look more like a number of maxims or observa- tions than a connected difcourfe . An episode in a narrative poem , being in effect an acceffory , demands not that ftrict union with the prin ...
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