Elements of Criticism In Two Volumes [The Dedication Signed: Henry Home], Volume 2Sarah Cotter, 1762 |
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Page 60
... short periods , which prevents an irkfome uniformity , and enter- tains the mind with variety of impreffions . In par ticular , long periods ought to be avoided till the reader's attention be thoroughly engaged ; and therefore a ...
... short periods , which prevents an irkfome uniformity , and enter- tains the mind with variety of impreffions . In par ticular , long periods ought to be avoided till the reader's attention be thoroughly engaged ; and therefore a ...
Page 67
... short fyllables : Quadrupedante putrem fonitu quatit ungula cam- Again : pum . Radit iter liquidum , celeres neque commovet alas . Thirdly , a line compofed of monofyllables , makes an impreffion , by the frequency of its pau- fes ...
... short fyllables : Quadrupedante putrem fonitu quatit ungula cam- Again : pum . Radit iter liquidum , celeres neque commovet alas . Thirdly , a line compofed of monofyllables , makes an impreffion , by the frequency of its pau- fes ...
Page 73
... short . 3d , It is pro- nounced high or low . 4th . It is pronounced loud or foft . And , lastly , a number of words in fuccef- fion conftituting a period or member of a period , are pronounced flow or quick . Of thefe five , the firft ...
... short . 3d , It is pro- nounced high or low . 4th . It is pronounced loud or foft . And , lastly , a number of words in fuccef- fion conftituting a period or member of a period , are pronounced flow or quick . Of thefe five , the firft ...
Page 74
... short fyllables variously combined , produce a great variety of feet ; yet far inferior to the variety which is found in the multiplied combinations of mufical notes . With respect to high and low notes , pronunciation is ftill more ...
... short fyllables variously combined , produce a great variety of feet ; yet far inferior to the variety which is found in the multiplied combinations of mufical notes . With respect to high and low notes , pronunciation is ftill more ...
Page 79
... short , frequent or lefs frequent , as the fenfe requires . A paufe of the fecond kind , is in no degree arbitrary ; its place being determined by the modulation . The last fort again is in a measure arbitrary , depending on the ...
... short , frequent or lefs frequent , as the fenfe requires . A paufe of the fecond kind , is in no degree arbitrary ; its place being determined by the modulation . The last fort again is in a measure arbitrary , depending on the ...
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abſtraction accent action againſt agreeable alfo allegory beauty becauſe betwixt cafe caufe cauſe cenfured circumftance clofe cloſe compariſon compofed compofition confidered connected defcription diftinguiſhed effect emotions employ'd Eneid epic epic poem epic poetry example expreffed expreffion faid fame fecond feems fenfe fenfible fenſe feparate fhall fhort fyllables fhould fignify figure fimilar fimile fingle firft firſt fome fpeech ftill fubftantive fubject fucceffion fuch fufficient garden hath Hexameter himſelf Iliad impreffion inftances inverfion itſelf laft language lefs Loft long fyllable meaſure melody mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature neceffary obferved objects occafion paffage paffing paffion paufe pauſe perfon perfonification pleaſure poem prefent profe pronounced proper proportion purpoſe raiſed reafon refemblance refpect reft reprefented repreſentation rhyme Richard II rule ſcene ſhort Spondees ſtandard tafte taſte thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought tion tragedy uſe verfe words