Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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... ridicule by dreffing it in the heroic style , and affecting to confider it as of the utmost dignity and importance ; and though ridicule is the poet's aim , he himself carries * Scarron . + Taffoni VOL . II . F all all along a grave ...
... ridicule by dreffing it in the heroic style , and affecting to confider it as of the utmost dignity and importance ; and though ridicule is the poet's aim , he himself carries * Scarron . + Taffoni VOL . II . F all all along a grave ...
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... ridicule . It enlivens a gay fubject by imitating fome important inci- dent that is ferious . It is ludicrous , and may be rifible . But ridicule is not a ne- ceffary ingredient . Take the following ex- amples , the first of which ...
... ridicule . It enlivens a gay fubject by imitating fome important inci- dent that is ferious . It is ludicrous , and may be rifible . But ridicule is not a ne- ceffary ingredient . Take the following ex- amples , the first of which ...
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... ridicule . The question ftated in accurate terms is , Whether the fenfe of ridicule be the proper teft for distinguishing ridiculous objects from thofe that are not fo ? To answer this que- ftion with precifion , I must premise , that ...
... ridicule . The question ftated in accurate terms is , Whether the fenfe of ridicule be the proper teft for distinguishing ridiculous objects from thofe that are not fo ? To answer this que- ftion with precifion , I must premise , that ...
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