Elements of Criticism In Two Volumes [The Dedication Signed: Henry Home], Volume 2Sarah Cotter, 1762 |
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... connected , is con- vey'd to the expreffion , and makes it appear more beautiful . But thefe beauties , if we wish to think accurately , muft be carefully distinguished from each other . They are indeed fo diftin & t , that we fometimes ...
... connected , is con- vey'd to the expreffion , and makes it appear more beautiful . But thefe beauties , if we wish to think accurately , muft be carefully distinguished from each other . They are indeed fo diftin & t , that we fometimes ...
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... connected , the prevailing tafte is , to fhorten words , even at the expence of making them difagreeable to the ear and harsh in the pronunciation . But I have no oc- cafion to infift upon this article , being prevented . * That the ...
... connected , the prevailing tafte is , to fhorten words , even at the expence of making them difagreeable to the ear and harsh in the pronunciation . But I have no oc- cafion to infift upon this article , being prevented . * That the ...
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... connected with fome principles in human nature ; and the rules I fhall have occafion to lay down , will , if I judge aright , be agreeable illuftrations of these principles . Every subject must be of importance that tends in any meafure ...
... connected with fome principles in human nature ; and the rules I fhall have occafion to lay down , will , if I judge aright , be agreeable illuftrations of these principles . Every subject must be of importance that tends in any meafure ...
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... connected with " the fine arts , are proposed to be handled in fe- " parate chapters . " The rule next in order ... connection that words have with their meaning , requires that both be in the fame tone . Or , to exprefs the thing more ...
... connected with " the fine arts , are proposed to be handled in fe- " parate chapters . " The rule next in order ... connection that words have with their meaning , requires that both be in the fame tone . Or , to exprefs the thing more ...
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... connection that the foul has with the body , the expreffion ought to be the foul and body ; because the particle the , relative to both , makes a connection in the expreffion , which re- fembles in fome degree the connection in the ...
... connection that the foul has with the body , the expreffion ought to be the foul and body ; because the particle the , relative to both , makes a connection in the expreffion , which re- fembles in fome degree the connection in the ...
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