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Page 166
... delightful . The agree- ablenefs of vocal mufic differs from that of inftrumental . The former being intended to accompany words , ought to be expreffive of the fentiment that is conveyed by the words . But the latter having no connec ...
... delightful . The agree- ablenefs of vocal mufic differs from that of inftrumental . The former being intended to accompany words , ought to be expreffive of the fentiment that is conveyed by the words . But the latter having no connec ...
Page 255
... delight- ful by their fimplicity , and by the easiness of their application to a variety of cafes . We take equal delight in the laws of motion , which , with the greatest fimplicity , are boundless in their influence . A gradual ...
... delight- ful by their fimplicity , and by the easiness of their application to a variety of cafes . We take equal delight in the laws of motion , which , with the greatest fimplicity , are boundless in their influence . A gradual ...
Page 402
... delight in feveral occupa- tions , that by nature , without habit , are not a little disgustful . A middle rate also in our ... delightful , by preferving a middle rate betwixt too great uniformity and too great variety . We ( We are now ...
... delight in feveral occupa- tions , that by nature , without habit , are not a little disgustful . A middle rate also in our ... delightful , by preferving a middle rate betwixt too great uniformity and too great variety . We ( We are now ...
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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