Elements of Criticism: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions : Vol. I( -II)From the Press of S. Etheridge, for J. White, Thomas & Andrews, W. Spotswood, D. West, W.P. Blake, E. Larkin, & J. West, 1796 - Criticism - 440 pages |
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... agreeable illustrations of these principles . Every fubject must be of importance that tends to unfold the human heart ; for what other science is of greater ufe to human beings ? The prefent fubject is too extenfive to be difcuffed ...
... agreeable illustrations of these principles . Every fubject must be of importance that tends to unfold the human heart ; for what other science is of greater ufe to human beings ? The prefent fubject is too extenfive to be difcuffed ...
Page 55
... period , or near the beginning , the tranfition from it to the prine D4 cipal cipal fubject is agreeable it is like afcending , or SECT . II . 55 Beauty of Language . officers, young heirs, dancing mafters, pickpockets, ...
... period , or near the beginning , the tranfition from it to the prine D4 cipal cipal fubject is agreeable it is like afcending , or SECT . II . 55 Beauty of Language . officers, young heirs, dancing mafters, pickpockets, ...
Page 56
... agreeable it is like afcending , or going upward . On the other hand , to place it late in the period has a bad effect ; for after being en- gaged in the principal fubject , one is with reluctance brought down to give attention to a ...
... agreeable it is like afcending , or going upward . On the other hand , to place it late in the period has a bad effect ; for after being en- gaged in the principal fubject , one is with reluctance brought down to give attention to a ...
Page 60
... agreeable or- der to the eye is that of an increafing feries . In furveying a number of fuch objects , beginning at the leaft , and proceeding to greater and greater , the mind fwells gradually with the fucceffive objects , and in its ...
... agreeable or- der to the eye is that of an increafing feries . In furveying a number of fuch objects , beginning at the leaft , and proceeding to greater and greater , the mind fwells gradually with the fucceffive objects , and in its ...
Page 61
... agreeable order : on the other hand , in every lift of names , we fet the perfon of the great- eft dignity at the top , and defcend gradually through his inferiors . Where the purpose is to honour the perfons named according to their ...
... agreeable order : on the other hand , in every lift of names , we fet the perfon of the great- eft dignity at the top , and defcend gradually through his inferiors . Where the purpose is to honour the perfons named according to their ...
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abftract accent action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo appear beauty becauſe cafe caufe chap circumftance clofe cloſe compariſon compofed compofition confidered connected defcribing defcription Demetrius Phalereus difagreeable diftinguiſhed effect emotions Eneid epic poem epic poetry example expreffed expreffion faid fame fcarce fcene fecond feems fenfe fenfible feparation ferves fhall fhort fyllables fhould fignify figure fimile fingle firft firſt fize fome fpeech ftandard ftill fubftantive fubject fuch fufficient fupport garden hath Hexameter Iliad impreffion inftances inverfion itſelf ject laft language lefs long fyllable melody metaphor mind moſt mufic muft muſt nature neceffary obferved object occafion oppofite ornaments paffage paffing paffion paufe pauſe perfon perfonification pleaſure poem prefent profe proper raifing raiſed reafon refemblance refpect reft reprefentation reprefented rhyme Richard II rule Spondees tafle tafte taſte thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion vafes verfe words