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Page 173
... writers of a mean genius : it is a serious endeavour , by strained de- scription , to raise a low or familiar ... writer who has no natural elevation of mind , deviates readily into bom- bast : he strains above his natural powers ; and ...
... writers of a mean genius : it is a serious endeavour , by strained de- scription , to raise a low or familiar ... writer who has no natural elevation of mind , deviates readily into bom- bast : he strains above his natural powers ; and ...
Page 312
... writers instances of faulty sentiments , after paving the way by some general observations . To talk in the language of music , each passion hath a certain tone , to which every sentiment proceeding from it ought to be tuned with the ...
... writers instances of faulty sentiments , after paving the way by some general observations . To talk in the language of music , each passion hath a certain tone , to which every sentiment proceeding from it ought to be tuned with the ...
Page 313
... writers , instead of expressing a passion as one does who feels it , content themselves with describing it in the ... writer than to the actor ; because none but those who actually feel a passion , can represent it to the life . The ...
... writers , instead of expressing a passion as one does who feels it , content themselves with describing it in the ... writer than to the actor ; because none but those who actually feel a passion , can represent it to the life . The ...
Contents
Beauty of Language with respect to Signification | 18 |
Beauty of Language from a resemblance between Sound and Signification | 83 |
Influence of Passion with respect to our Perceptions Opinions and Belief 152 | 112 |
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