Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Pagina 55
... custom and fashion . This difpute has . pro- duced a celebrated queftion , Whether ridi- cule be or be not a test of truth ? I give this question a place here , because it tends to illuftrate the nature of ridicule . que- The question ...
... custom and fashion . This difpute has . pro- duced a celebrated queftion , Whether ridi- cule be or be not a test of truth ? I give this question a place here , because it tends to illuftrate the nature of ridicule . que- The question ...
Pagina 56
... custom , have acquired a degree of veneration or esteem to which naturally it is not intitled , what are the proper means for wiping off the artificial colouring , and difplaying the fubject in its true light ? Reasoning , as observed ...
... custom , have acquired a degree of veneration or esteem to which naturally it is not intitled , what are the proper means for wiping off the artificial colouring , and difplaying the fubject in its true light ? Reasoning , as observed ...
Pagina 80
... A certain petulant Greek , objecting to Anacharfis that he was a Scy- thian : True , says Anacharfis , my country difgraces me , but you difgrace your coun- try . 1 сн CHAP . 81 CHA P. XIV . Custom and Habit . Nquiring 80 Ch . XIII . WIT .
... A certain petulant Greek , objecting to Anacharfis that he was a Scy- thian : True , says Anacharfis , my country difgraces me , but you difgrace your coun- try . 1 сн CHAP . 81 CHA P. XIV . Custom and Habit . Nquiring 80 Ch . XIII . WIT .
Pagina 81
Lord Henry Home Kames. 81 CHA P. XIV . Custom and Habit . Nquiring into the nature of man as a fenfitive being , and finding him af- I fected in a high degree with novelty , would any one conjecture that he is equally affected with custom ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. 81 CHA P. XIV . Custom and Habit . Nquiring into the nature of man as a fenfitive being , and finding him af- I fected in a high degree with novelty , would any one conjecture that he is equally affected with custom ...
Pagina 82
... Custom refpects the action , habit the actor . By custom we mean , a frequent re- iteration of the fame act ; and by habit , the effect that custom has on the mind or body . This effect may be either active , witness the dexterity ...
... Custom refpects the action , habit the actor . By custom we mean , a frequent re- iteration of the fame act ; and by habit , the effect that custom has on the mind or body . This effect may be either active , witness the dexterity ...
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