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... sense , which may be termed the principal object ; and one fignified by the proper sense , which may be termed accesso- ry . The principal makes a part of the thought ; the acceffory is merely ornamen- tal . In this respect , a figure ...
... sense , which may be termed the principal object ; and one fignified by the proper sense , which may be termed accesso- ry . The principal makes a part of the thought ; the acceffory is merely ornamen- tal . In this respect , a figure ...
Page 351
... sense , is a faying fo ge- nerally received as to have become a proverb . One thing indeed is evident , that if the pro- verb hold true with respect to any one ex- ternal sense , it must hold true with respect to all . If the pleasures ...
... sense , is a faying fo ge- nerally received as to have become a proverb . One thing indeed is evident , that if the pro- verb hold true with respect to any one ex- ternal sense , it must hold true with respect to all . If the pleasures ...
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... sense of the word cannot be difputed , there is as little room for dif- puting it in its figurative sense . The pro- verb accordingly comprehends both ; and in that large sense may be refolved into the following general propofition ...
... sense of the word cannot be difputed , there is as little room for dif- puting it in its figurative sense . The pro- verb accordingly comprehends both ; and in that large sense may be refolved into the following general propofition ...
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abſtract action Æneid againſt agreeable allegory alſo appears arts beauty becauſe beſt betwixt caufe cauſe cenfured chap circumſtances compariſon compofition confidered connected courſe deſcription difagreeable diſtinguiſhed effect emotions employ'd Eneid epic poem epic poetry Euripides expreffed expreffion fame fenfe fenfible fhall fignify figure fimile firſt fize fome ftill fubject fuch garden grandeur hath himſelf hiſtory houſe Iliad imagination impreffion inftances inſtead itſelf ject language laſt leaſt lefs leſs meaſure metaphor mind moſt Mozambic mufic muſt nature neceffary obfcure obferved objects occafion ornament paffage paffion Paradife Loft pauſe perfon perfonification pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure preſent principal proper proportion purpoſe raiſed reaſon regularity reliſhed repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſpect Richard II ſay ſcarce ſcene ſeen ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſmall ſome ſpectator ſpeech ſtage ſtandard ſtate ſtill ſuch tafte taſte termed thee thefe theſe thing thoſe thou tion tragedy uſe word