Elements of Criticism In Two Volumes [The Dedication Signed: Henry Home], Volume 2Sarah Cotter, 1762 |
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... composition , in any language . 415 The period thus arranged admits a full clofe upon the word compofition ; after which it goes on lan- guidly , and clofes without force . This blemish will be avoided by the following arrangement ...
... composition , in any language . 415 The period thus arranged admits a full clofe upon the word compofition ; after which it goes on lan- guidly , and clofes without force . This blemish will be avoided by the following arrangement ...
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... : but the bulk of thefe collections convey no in- ftruction , nor afford any amufement beyond what a child receives in reading an ordinary flory . ftruction with a perfpicuity that is not exceeded by the Ch . XXII 279 COMPOSITIONS .
... : but the bulk of thefe collections convey no in- ftruction , nor afford any amufement beyond what a child receives in reading an ordinary flory . ftruction with a perfpicuity that is not exceeded by the Ch . XXII 279 COMPOSITIONS .
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... as there is no room here for enlarging upon every article , I obferve , that dialogue is better qualified for expreffing fentiments , • and and narrative for difplaying facts . Thefe peculiari ties tend Ch . XXII . 281- COMPOSITION S.
... as there is no room here for enlarging upon every article , I obferve , that dialogue is better qualified for expreffing fentiments , • and and narrative for difplaying facts . Thefe peculiari ties tend Ch . XXII . 281- COMPOSITION S.
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... This confide- ration raifes in him an emotion of fear or terror ; and it is by this emotion , frequently reiterated in a 1 variety variety of moral tragedies , that the fpectators are put Ch . XXII . 283 COMPOSITIONS , Poco é funefta ...
... This confide- ration raifes in him an emotion of fear or terror ; and it is by this emotion , frequently reiterated in a 1 variety variety of moral tragedies , that the fpectators are put Ch . XXII . 283 COMPOSITIONS , Poco é funefta ...
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... indiftinctly handled by critics . It is laid down above , that several paffions incite the mind VOL . II . N • Third part of his art of poetry 、 to to animate its objects * : the moral virtues become Ch . XXII . 289 COMPOSITIONS .
... indiftinctly handled by critics . It is laid down above , that several paffions incite the mind VOL . II . N • Third part of his art of poetry 、 to to animate its objects * : the moral virtues become Ch . XXII . 289 COMPOSITIONS .
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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