Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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Page 102
... effect with re- fpect to pain ; for it blunts the edge of every fort of pain and distress great and fmall . Uninterrupted mifery therefore is attended with one good effect . If its tor- ments be inceffant , custom hardens us to bear ...
... effect with re- fpect to pain ; for it blunts the edge of every fort of pain and distress great and fmall . Uninterrupted mifery therefore is attended with one good effect . If its tor- ments be inceffant , custom hardens us to bear ...
Page 448
Lord Henry Home Kames. " hath in fome measure a ludicrous effect ; " witness the celebrated poem of Hudibras , " the double rhymes of which contribute ( c no small share to its drollery ; that this " effect would be equally remarkable in ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. " hath in fome measure a ludicrous effect ; " witness the celebrated poem of Hudibras , " the double rhymes of which contribute ( c no small share to its drollery ; that this " effect would be equally remarkable in ...
Page 449
... effect upon the mind , by roufing the at- tention and keeping the hearer awake . A variety of fimilar founds , fucceeding each other after regular intervals , must have a still stronger effect . This is applicable to rhyme , which ...
... effect upon the mind , by roufing the at- tention and keeping the hearer awake . A variety of fimilar founds , fucceeding each other after regular intervals , must have a still stronger effect . This is applicable to rhyme , which ...
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