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Proceeding from one particular to another , the subject grew under his hand ; and
he was far advanced before the thought struck him , that his private meditations
might be publicly useful . In public , however , he would not appear in a slovenly ...
Proceeding from one particular to another , the subject grew under his hand ; and
he was far advanced before the thought struck him , that his private meditations
might be publicly useful . In public , however , he would not appear in a slovenly ...
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However easy it may be , concerning any particular object , to say whether it be
risible or not ; it seems difficult , if at all practicable , to establish beforehand any
general character by which objects of this kind may be distinguished from others .
However easy it may be , concerning any particular object , to say whether it be
risible or not ; it seems difficult , if at all practicable , to establish beforehand any
general character by which objects of this kind may be distinguished from others .
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particular incites us to consider objects in the way of comparison , in order to
discover their differences and resemblances . Resemblance among objects of
the same kind , and dissimilitude among objects of different kinds , are too
obvious and ...
particular incites us to consider objects in the way of comparison , in order to
discover their differences and resemblances . Resemblance among objects of
the same kind , and dissimilitude among objects of different kinds , are too
obvious and ...
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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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