Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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... should never once have entered his thoughts ! It could not furely be his opinion , that these poets , however eminent for genius , were intitled to give laws to mankind , and that nothing now remains but blind obe- dience to their ...
... should never once have entered his thoughts ! It could not furely be his opinion , that these poets , however eminent for genius , were intitled to give laws to mankind , and that nothing now remains but blind obe- dience to their ...
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... should discharge in vain , and they unhurt . Or , if they were , like Capaneus at Thebes , They should hang dead upon the highest spires , And ask the second bolt to be thrown down . Why Lentulus talk you fo long ? This time VOL . I. Q ...
... should discharge in vain , and they unhurt . Or , if they were , like Capaneus at Thebes , They should hang dead upon the highest spires , And ask the second bolt to be thrown down . Why Lentulus talk you fo long ? This time VOL . I. Q ...
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... should be raised to its due pitch , before an- other be introduced . What is above laid down , will enable us to determine a very important question concerning emotions raised by the fine arts , viz . What ought to be the rule of fuccef ...
... should be raised to its due pitch , before an- other be introduced . What is above laid down , will enable us to determine a very important question concerning emotions raised by the fine arts , viz . What ought to be the rule of fuccef ...
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action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo alſo anger appears arts beauty becauſe betwixt Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe circumſtances compariſon confideration confidered connection contraft courſe criticiſm defcribing defire deſcription diftrefs diſagreeable diſcover diſtinct diſtinguiſhed diſtreſs effect emotion raiſed emotions and paffions exerciſe exiſtence faid fame feeling fenfe fenfible fhall fight fimilar fingle fingular fion firſt focial fome fometimes foon ftill fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient grandeur gratification happineſs hath himſelf Iago ideal prefence ideas impreffion inftances intereſting itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure ment mind moſt motion mufic muſt myſelf nature neceffary obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffing painful emotion paſ paſt perceive perceptions perfon pity pleaſant emotion pleaſure preſent produce produceth puniſh purpoſes qualities reaſon reflection reliſh remarkable reſemblance ſcarce ſelfiſh ſenſe ſeparate Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſmall ſome ſpectator ſtill ſtrong ſuch ſurpriſe taſte thefe theſe thing thoſe tion uſe variety