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Page 39
... vii . 376 . This fimile seems to border upon the bur- lefque . An error opposite to the former , is the introducing a resembling image , fo elevated or or great as to bear no proportion to the principal Ch . XIX . 39 COMPARISONS .
... vii . 376 . This fimile seems to border upon the bur- lefque . An error opposite to the former , is the introducing a resembling image , fo elevated or or great as to bear no proportion to the principal Ch . XIX . 39 COMPARISONS .
Page 188
... elevated sub- ject requires an elevated ftyle : what is fa- miliar , ought to be familiarly expressed : a subject that is serious and important , ought to be cloathed in plain nervous language : a defcription , on the other hand ...
... elevated sub- ject requires an elevated ftyle : what is fa- miliar , ought to be familiarly expressed : a subject that is serious and important , ought to be cloathed in plain nervous language : a defcription , on the other hand ...
Page 338
... elevated , and magnificent : it is confidered alfo as a place of worship ; and in that respect it ought to be fomewhat dark or gloomy ; because dimnefs produces that tone of mind which is fuited to humility and devotion . A Chriftian ...
... elevated , and magnificent : it is confidered alfo as a place of worship ; and in that respect it ought to be fomewhat dark or gloomy ; because dimnefs produces that tone of mind which is fuited to humility and devotion . A Chriftian ...
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