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... must he be in extreme , who , in a contrivance fo exquifite , perceives not the hand of the Sovereign Architect . CHAP , 27 CHA P. XI . Of Dignity and Meanness . 26 Ch . X. CONGRUITY , & c . person, and indignation united with hatred ...
... must he be in extreme , who , in a contrivance fo exquifite , perceives not the hand of the Sovereign Architect . CHAP , 27 CHA P. XI . Of Dignity and Meanness . 26 Ch . X. CONGRUITY , & c . person, and indignation united with hatred ...
Page 188
... , are not altogether na- tural . They are rather the fentiments of a spectator , than of a person who actually is tormented with these paffions . The 1 The fourth clafs is of fentiments intro- duced too early 188 Ch . XVI . SENTIMENTS .
... , are not altogether na- tural . They are rather the fentiments of a spectator , than of a person who actually is tormented with these paffions . The 1 The fourth clafs is of fentiments intro- duced too early 188 Ch . XVI . SENTIMENTS .
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... person can be at a loss in applying these observations . A line of the first order is of all the most spirited and lively . To produce this effect , feveral of the circum- ftances above mentioned concur . The accent , being followed ...
... person can be at a loss in applying these observations . A line of the first order is of all the most spirited and lively . To produce this effect , feveral of the circum- ftances above mentioned concur . The accent , being followed ...
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