Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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... things be fuited to each other in the ftrictest manner . On the other hand , where the relation is flight , or accidental , as among things jumbled together in the fame place , we demand little or no congruity . The ftricteft propriety ...
... things be fuited to each other in the ftrictest manner . On the other hand , where the relation is flight , or accidental , as among things jumbled together in the fame place , we demand little or no congruity . The ftricteft propriety ...
Page 84
... things which at firft are but mo- derately agreeable , are the apteft to be- come habitual . Spirituous liquors , at firft fcarce agreeable , readily produce an habi- tual appetite ; and cuftom prevails so far , as even to make us fond ...
... things which at firft are but mo- derately agreeable , are the apteft to be- come habitual . Spirituous liquors , at firft fcarce agreeable , readily produce an habi- tual appetite ; and cuftom prevails so far , as even to make us fond ...
Page 308
... things that are in any manner connected * . Where things are arranged according to their connections , we have a sense of order : otherwife we have a fenfe of diforder , as of things placed by chance . And we naturally place words in ...
... things that are in any manner connected * . Where things are arranged according to their connections , we have a sense of order : otherwife we have a fenfe of diforder , as of things placed by chance . And we naturally place words in ...
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