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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Page 38
... latter in the nominative cafe , the former in the genitive : equus Ca- faris the fame is alfo expreffed in English without the aid of a particle , Cafar's horfe . But in other in- ftances , declenfions not being ufed in the English ...
... latter in the nominative cafe , the former in the genitive : equus Ca- faris the fame is alfo expreffed in English without the aid of a particle , Cafar's horfe . But in other in- ftances , declenfions not being ufed in the English ...
Page 61
... latter order ought to be followed ; but every one who re- gards himself only , or his reader , will choose the former order . 3dly , As the fenfe of order directs the eye to defcend from the principal to its greatelt acceffory , and ...
... latter order ought to be followed ; but every one who re- gards himself only , or his reader , will choose the former order . 3dly , As the fenfe of order directs the eye to defcend from the principal to its greatelt acceffory , and ...
Page 68
... latter is the poet's work ; the former must be attributed to the reader . Another thing contrib- utes ftill more to the deceit ; in language , found and fenfe being intimately connected , the properties of the one are readily ...
... latter is the poet's work ; the former must be attributed to the reader . Another thing contrib- utes ftill more to the deceit ; in language , found and fenfe being intimately connected , the properties of the one are readily ...
Page 69
... latter kind . † · That there may be a refemblance of articulate founds to fome that are not articulate , is felf - evident ; and that in fact there exift fuch refemblances fuccefs- fully employed by writers of genius , is clear from the ...
... latter kind . † · That there may be a refemblance of articulate founds to fome that are not articulate , is felf - evident ; and that in fact there exift fuch refemblances fuccefs- fully employed by writers of genius , is clear from the ...
Page 72
... latter : Odyffey , iii . 118 . Soft is the ftrain when Zephyr gently blows , And the fmooth stream in Imoother numbers flows . Effay on Crit . 366 . Fifthly , Prolonged motion is expreffed in an Alex andrine line . The firft example ...
... latter : Odyffey , iii . 118 . Soft is the ftrain when Zephyr gently blows , And the fmooth stream in Imoother numbers flows . Effay on Crit . 366 . Fifthly , Prolonged motion is expreffed in an Alex andrine line . The firft example ...
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