Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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Page 48
... Some actions fo foon as per- ceived , raise pleasant emotions in the fpec- tator , without the leaft reflection ; fuch as graceful motion and genteel behaviour . But as the intention of the agent is a capital circumftance in the bulk of ...
... Some actions fo foon as per- ceived , raise pleasant emotions in the fpec- tator , without the leaft reflection ; fuch as graceful motion and genteel behaviour . But as the intention of the agent is a capital circumftance in the bulk of ...
Page 151
... some- times felt at the fame inftant , the manner of their coexistence , and the effects there- by produced , ought alfo to be examined . This fubject is extenfive , and it will be diffi- cult to evolve all the laws that govern its ...
... some- times felt at the fame inftant , the manner of their coexistence , and the effects there- by produced , ought alfo to be examined . This fubject is extenfive , and it will be diffi- cult to evolve all the laws that govern its ...
Page 384
... Some emotions , by hurrying the mind from ob- ject to object , accelerate the fucceffion . Where the train is compofed of connected objects , the fucceffion is quick . For it is fo ordered by nature , that the mind goes eafi- ly and ...
... Some emotions , by hurrying the mind from ob- ject to object , accelerate the fucceffion . Where the train is compofed of connected objects , the fucceffion is quick . For it is fo ordered by nature , that the mind goes eafi- ly and ...
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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