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Page 166
Melody and harmony are separately agreeable and in union delightful . The
agreeableness of vocal music differs from that of instrumental . The former being
intended to accompany words , ought to be expressive of the sentiment that is ...
Melody and harmony are separately agreeable and in union delightful . The
agreeableness of vocal music differs from that of instrumental . The former being
intended to accompany words , ought to be expressive of the sentiment that is ...
Page 255
General theorems , abftracting from their importance , are delightful by their
fimplicity , and by the easiness of their application to a variety of cases . We take
equal delight in the laws of motion , which , with the greatest fimplicity , are
boundless ...
General theorems , abftracting from their importance , are delightful by their
fimplicity , and by the easiness of their application to a variety of cases . We take
equal delight in the laws of motion , which , with the greatest fimplicity , are
boundless ...
Page 402
And thus we come to take delight in several occupations , that by nature , without
habit , are not a little disgustful . ... Such occupation , even abstracting from the
knowledge we acquire , is in itself delightful , by preserving a middle rate betwixt
...
And thus we come to take delight in several occupations , that by nature , without
habit , are not a little disgustful . ... Such occupation , even abstracting from the
knowledge we acquire , is in itself delightful , by preserving a middle rate betwixt
...
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| Title | Elements of Criticism, Volume 1 Classics in art and literary criticism Elements of Criticism, Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 |
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