Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Bell, 1785 - 518 pages |
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... lively manner , illustrated by Shakespear : Falstaff . What is the grofs fum that I owe thee ? Hoftefs . Marry , if thou wert an honeft man , thyfelf and thy money too . Thou didst fwear to me on a par- cel - gilt goblet , fitting in my ...
... lively manner , illustrated by Shakespear : Falstaff . What is the grofs fum that I owe thee ? Hoftefs . Marry , if thou wert an honeft man , thyfelf and thy money too . Thou didst fwear to me on a par- cel - gilt goblet , fitting in my ...
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... lively , as that a rela -'- tion even of the flighteft kind is relifhed . This however ought not to be imitated in description : words are fo far fhort of the eye in livelinefs of impreffion , that in a defcription connection ought to ...
... lively , as that a rela -'- tion even of the flighteft kind is relifhed . This however ought not to be imitated in description : words are fo far fhort of the eye in livelinefs of impreffion , that in a defcription connection ought to ...
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... lively than of any other thing . Self is an agreeable object ; and , for the reafon now given , must be more agreeable than any o- ther object . Is this fufficient to account for the prevalence of self - love ? In the foregoing part of ...
... lively than of any other thing . Self is an agreeable object ; and , for the reafon now given , must be more agreeable than any o- ther object . Is this fufficient to account for the prevalence of self - love ? In the foregoing part of ...
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... lively sense of the treachery and cruelty of the confpirators ; an infallible method to inflame the refentment of the people beyond all bounds : Antony . If you have tears , prepare to fhed them now . You all do know this mantle ; I ...
... lively sense of the treachery and cruelty of the confpirators ; an infallible method to inflame the refentment of the people beyond all bounds : Antony . If you have tears , prepare to fhed them now . You all do know this mantle ; I ...
Page 92
... lively and accurate description of an important event , raises in me ideas no less distinct than if I had been originally an eye - witnefs : I am infenfibly transformed into a spectator ; and have an impression that every inci- dent is ...
... lively and accurate description of an important event , raises in me ideas no less distinct than if I had been originally an eye - witnefs : I am infenfibly transformed into a spectator ; and have an impression that every inci- dent is ...
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