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Page 253
... uniformity and fimpli- city , it is less beautiful . Uniformity is fingular in one capital cir- cumftance , that it is apt to disgust by ex- cefs . A number of things contrived for the same use , such as chairs fpoons , & c . can- not ...
... uniformity and fimpli- city , it is less beautiful . Uniformity is fingular in one capital cir- cumftance , that it is apt to disgust by ex- cefs . A number of things contrived for the same use , such as chairs fpoons , & c . can- not ...
Page 402
... uniformity vanisheth ; and by the like perfeverance in a quick cir- culation of different occupations , the pain of exceffive variety vanifheth . And thus we come to take delight in feveral occupa- tions , that by nature , without habit ...
... uniformity vanisheth ; and by the like perfeverance in a quick cir- culation of different occupations , the pain of exceffive variety vanifheth . And thus we come to take delight in feveral occupa- tions , that by nature , without habit ...
Page 416
... uniformity is fo prevalent , fhould yet be fo marked as to leave no room for mistaking one person for another . The difference , though clearly perceived , is often fo minute as to go be- yond the reach of defcription . A corre ...
... uniformity is fo prevalent , fhould yet be fo marked as to leave no room for mistaking one person for another . The difference , though clearly perceived , is often fo minute as to go be- yond the reach of defcription . A corre ...
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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