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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... . Neither pretends he to juftify his tafte in every particular that point muit be extremely clear , which admits not variety of opinion ; and in fome fome matters fufceptible of great refinement , time is perhaps INTRODUCTION . 23.
... . Neither pretends he to juftify his tafte in every particular that point muit be extremely clear , which admits not variety of opinion ; and in fome fome matters fufceptible of great refinement , time is perhaps INTRODUCTION . 23.
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... extremely pleafing the pleasure here ex- ceeds what arifes from following the courfe of nature ; and it is that pleafure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in others that are fimilar . Thefe ...
... extremely pleafing the pleasure here ex- ceeds what arifes from following the courfe of nature ; and it is that pleafure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in others that are fimilar . Thefe ...
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... extremely fenfible of the difguft men generally have to abftract fpeculation ; and I would avoid it alto- gether , if it could be done in a work that profeffes to draw the rules of criticifm from human nature , their true fource . We ...
... extremely fenfible of the difguft men generally have to abftract fpeculation ; and I would avoid it alto- gether , if it could be done in a work that profeffes to draw the rules of criticifm from human nature , their true fource . We ...
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... extremely beautiful . The 1ft , 2d , 3d , 4th , 11th , 24th , 27th odes of the 3d book , lie open all of them to the fame cenfure . The firft fatire , book 1. is * Lib . 2. ode 13 . fo fo deformed by want of connection , as upon the 3༧ ...
... extremely beautiful . The 1ft , 2d , 3d , 4th , 11th , 24th , 27th odes of the 3d book , lie open all of them to the fame cenfure . The firft fatire , book 1. is * Lib . 2. ode 13 . fo fo deformed by want of connection , as upon the 3༧ ...
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... extremely beau- tiful were not more happily introduced . I must ob- serve at the fame time , that full juftice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conftituent part of the principal action , the ...
... extremely beau- tiful were not more happily introduced . I must ob- serve at the fame time , that full juftice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conftituent part of the principal action , the ...
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