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... propriety is one . De- ftitute of this fenfe , we could have no no- tion of congruity or propriety : the terms to us would be unintelligible * . As this fenfe is difplayed upon relations , it is reasonable beforehand to expect , that ...
... propriety is one . De- ftitute of this fenfe , we could have no no- tion of congruity or propriety : the terms to us would be unintelligible * . As this fenfe is difplayed upon relations , it is reasonable beforehand to expect , that ...
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... propriety fu- peradds the powerful authority of duty to the motive of intereft . The God of nature , in all things effential to our happiness , hath obferved one uniform method . To keep us steady in our conduct , he hath fortified . us ...
... propriety fu- peradds the powerful authority of duty to the motive of intereft . The God of nature , in all things effential to our happiness , hath obferved one uniform method . To keep us steady in our conduct , he hath fortified . us ...
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... propriety includes this consciousness ; for to say an action is proper , is , in other words , to fay , that it ... propriety , is perhaps not so vigo- rous or strong as when applied to justice : but the difference is in degree only ...
... propriety includes this consciousness ; for to say an action is proper , is , in other words , to fay , that it ... propriety , is perhaps not so vigo- rous or strong as when applied to justice : but the difference is in degree only ...
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accent againſt agreeable alfo alſo beauty becauſe beſt betwixt cafe caſe cauſe chap circumſtance clofe cloſe compofed compofition connected couplet cuſtom Dactyles dignity diſagreeable diſcover diſtinguiſhable elevation emotions Engliſh example expreffed expreffion external figns fame fecond fenfe fenfible fenſe fentiments feparation fhall fhort fyllables fignification fingle fion firft firſt fome fpectator ftill fubftantive fubject fucceffion fuch greateſt habit hath Hexameter himſelf Hudibras impreffion inftances inſtead inverfion itſelf Jane Shore juſt language laſt lefs leſs long fyllable meaſure melody mind moſt mufic muſical muſt nature neceffary obfervation object occafion paffage paffion pain paufe pauſe perfon period pleaſant pleaſure preſent profe pronounced propriety puniſhment purpoſe raiſed reaſon reliſh reſemblance reſpect rhyme ridicule rule ſenſe ſeparated ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome Spondees ſtill ſtrong ſtyle ſuch taſte thefe themſelves ther theſe things thoſe thou thought tion uſe verfe verſe words