Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Bell, 1785 - 518 pages |
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... But of a poem , a cantata , a picture , or other artificial production , a true relish is not commonly attained without some study and much practice .. A 3 their 1 their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give INTRODUCTION .
... But of a poem , a cantata , a picture , or other artificial production , a true relish is not commonly attained without some study and much practice .. A 3 their 1 their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give INTRODUCTION .
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Henry Home. their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , difregarding the inferior senses . A tafte for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many foils ; but , without culture , scarce ...
Henry Home. their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , difregarding the inferior senses . A tafte for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many foils ; but , without culture , scarce ...
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... give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of tafte , upon whom even striking beauties make but a faint impreffion , indulges pride or envy without con- troul , and loves to brood over errors and ble- mishes . In a word , there are ...
... give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of tafte , upon whom even striking beauties make but a faint impreffion , indulges pride or envy without con- troul , and loves to brood over errors and ble- mishes . In a word , there are ...
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... gives many rules ; but can discover no better foun- dation for any of them , than the practice merely of Homer and ... give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will : if in writing ...
... gives many rules ; but can discover no better foun- dation for any of them , than the practice merely of Homer and ... give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will : if in writing ...
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... other : the analytic method is more agree- able to the imagination ; the other method will be preferred by those only who with rigidity ad- here here to order , and give no indulgence to natural 24 Ch . I. PERCEPTIONS AND IDEAS.
... other : the analytic method is more agree- able to the imagination ; the other method will be preferred by those only who with rigidity ad- here here to order , and give no indulgence to natural 24 Ch . I. PERCEPTIONS AND IDEAS.
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