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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... relation that the found bears to the fenfe : in these particulars , the judgment is fufceptible of no prejudice from cuftom , at least of no invincible prejudice . That the English tongue , originally harsh , is at prefent much foftened ...
... relation that the found bears to the fenfe : in these particulars , the judgment is fufceptible of no prejudice from cuftom , at least of no invincible prejudice . That the English tongue , originally harsh , is at prefent much foftened ...
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... relation to each other , That to avoid a tedious uniformity of found and cadence , the ar- rangement , the cadence , and the length of the mem- bers , ought to be diverfified as much as poffible ; and if the members of different periods ...
... relation to each other , That to avoid a tedious uniformity of found and cadence , the ar- rangement , the cadence , and the length of the mem- bers , ought to be diverfified as much as poffible ; and if the members of different periods ...
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... relations contained in the thought ' be expreffed ac- cording to their different degrees of intimacy . To . annex a certain meaning to a certain found or word , requires See Demetrius Phalereus of Elocution , fett . 63 , requires no art ...
... relations contained in the thought ' be expreffed ac- cording to their different degrees of intimacy . To . annex a certain meaning to a certain found or word , requires See Demetrius Phalereus of Elocution , fett . 63 , requires no art ...
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... relation , must be distinguish- ed from fuch as do not . Subftantives commonly imply no relation ; fuch as animal , man , tree , river . Adjectives , verbs , and adverbs , imply a relation : the adjective good muft relate to fome being ...
... relation , must be distinguish- ed from fuch as do not . Subftantives commonly imply no relation ; fuch as animal , man , tree , river . Adjectives , verbs , and adverbs , imply a relation : the adjective good muft relate to fome being ...
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... relation between fubftan- tives , therefore , cannot otherwife be expreffed but by particles denoting the relation . Latin indeed and Greek , by their declenfions , go a certain length to exprefs fuch relations , without the aid of ...
... relation between fubftan- tives , therefore , cannot otherwife be expreffed but by particles denoting the relation . Latin indeed and Greek , by their declenfions , go a certain length to exprefs fuch relations , without the aid of ...
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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