Elements of Criticism In Two Volumes [The Dedication Signed: Henry Home], Volume 2Sarah Cotter, 1762 |
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... tion they fignify . This imitative power of words goes one step farther . The loftinefs of fome words , makes them proper fymbols of lofty ideas : a rough fubject is imitated by harfh - founding words ; and words of many fyllables ...
... tion they fignify . This imitative power of words goes one step farther . The loftinefs of fome words , makes them proper fymbols of lofty ideas : a rough fubject is imitated by harfh - founding words ; and words of many fyllables ...
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... tion . The caufes of the original beauty of lan- guage confidered as fignificant , which is a branch of the prefent fubject , will be explained in their order . I fhall only at prefent obferve , that this beauty is the beauty of means ...
... tion . The caufes of the original beauty of lan- guage confidered as fignificant , which is a branch of the prefent fubject , will be explained in their order . I fhall only at prefent obferve , that this beauty is the beauty of means ...
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... tion concordant ; and ought to be , in order to ful- fil the purpofes of language . Having difcuffed fyllables , we proceed to words ; which make a 4 . article . Monofyllables belong to the former head . Polyfyllables open a different ...
... tion concordant ; and ought to be , in order to ful- fil the purpofes of language . Having difcuffed fyllables , we proceed to words ; which make a 4 . article . Monofyllables belong to the former head . Polyfyllables open a different ...
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... tion which the found bears to the fenfe . In these particulars , the judgment is fufceptible of no pre- judice from cuftom , at least of no invincible pre- judice . That the English tongue , originally harfh , is at prefent much ...
... tion which the found bears to the fenfe . In these particulars , the judgment is fufceptible of no pre- judice from cuftom , at least of no invincible pre- judice . That the English tongue , originally harfh , is at prefent much ...
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... tion merely ; as where the period commences with a member which is conceived to be in the nomina- tive cafe , and which afterward is found to be in the accufative . Example : " Some emotions more pe- " culiarly connected with the fine ...
... tion merely ; as where the period commences with a member which is conceived to be in the nomina- tive cafe , and which afterward is found to be in the accufative . Example : " Some emotions more pe- " culiarly connected with the fine ...
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