Elements of Criticism, Volume 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Pagina 53
... principles formerly explained ; and I was glad of an opportunity to show the exten- five influence of these principles . Con- fining myself therefore to figures that an- fwer this purpose , I am luckily freed from much trash ; without ...
... principles formerly explained ; and I was glad of an opportunity to show the exten- five influence of these principles . Con- fining myself therefore to figures that an- fwer this purpose , I am luckily freed from much trash ; without ...
Pagina 57
... principles that connect individuals in fociety , one is re- markable it is that principle which makes us earnestly wish , that others fhould enter into our concerns and think and feel as we do . This social principle , when inflamed by ...
... principles that connect individuals in fociety , one is re- markable it is that principle which makes us earnestly wish , that others fhould enter into our concerns and think and feel as we do . This social principle , when inflamed by ...
Pagina 87
... principle . If , to gra- tify a plaintive paffion , we can bestow a momentary fenfibility upon an inanimate object , it is not more difficult to bestow a momentary prefence upon a fenfible being who is abfent . Hinc Drepani me portus et ...
... principle . If , to gra- tify a plaintive paffion , we can bestow a momentary fenfibility upon an inanimate object , it is not more difficult to bestow a momentary prefence upon a fenfible being who is abfent . Hinc Drepani me portus et ...
Pagina 89
... principle . An object un- common with respect to fize , either very great of its kind or very little , ftrikes us with furprise ; and this emotion , like all others , prone to gratification , forces upon the mind a momentary conviction ...
... principle . An object un- common with respect to fize , either very great of its kind or very little , ftrikes us with furprise ; and this emotion , like all others , prone to gratification , forces upon the mind a momentary conviction ...
Pagina 93
... principle on which it is e- rected ; I proceed , as in the firft fection , to fome rules by which it ought to be govern- ed . And in the first place , it is a capital fault to introduce an hyperbole in the de- scription ཐོན fcription of ...
... principle on which it is e- rected ; I proceed , as in the firft fection , to fome rules by which it ought to be govern- ed . And in the first place , it is a capital fault to introduce an hyperbole in the de- scription ཐོན fcription of ...
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