Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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Page 226
... Hence fuch an object may be pro- perly termed attractive . Thus a flowing river , a towering hill , a fine garden , are attractive objects . They fix the attention of the fpectator , by infpiring pleasant e- motions , which are ...
... Hence fuch an object may be pro- perly termed attractive . Thus a flowing river , a towering hill , a fine garden , are attractive objects . They fix the attention of the fpectator , by infpiring pleasant e- motions , which are ...
Page 277
... hence the fublime * in poetry . In fuch figurative terms , the distinction is loft that is made betwixt great and elevated in their proper fenfe ; for the resemblance is not fo entire , as to preserve these terms distinct in their ...
... hence the fublime * in poetry . In fuch figurative terms , the distinction is loft that is made betwixt great and elevated in their proper fenfe ; for the resemblance is not fo entire , as to preserve these terms distinct in their ...
Page 317
... Hence the fuperior beauty of fome machines , where force and motion concur to perform the work of numberless hands . Hence the beautiful motions , firm and regular , of a horse train- ed for war . Every single step is the fittest that ...
... Hence the fuperior beauty of fome machines , where force and motion concur to perform the work of numberless hands . Hence the beautiful motions , firm and regular , of a horse train- ed for war . Every single step is the fittest that ...
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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