Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Bell, 1785 - 518 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page v
... cherishing love of order , they enforce fubmiffion to government : and by infpiring delicacy of feeling , they make regular government a double blef- fing . a 3 THESE [ vi ] THESE Confiderations embolden me to hope for.
... cherishing love of order , they enforce fubmiffion to government : and by infpiring delicacy of feeling , they make regular government a double blef- fing . a 3 THESE [ vi ] THESE Confiderations embolden me to hope for.
Page vi
Henry Home. [ vi ] THESE Confiderations embolden me to hope for your Majefty's patronage in behalf of the following work , which treats of the Fine Arts , and attempts to form a standard of tafte , by unfolding those principles that ...
Henry Home. [ vi ] THESE Confiderations embolden me to hope for your Majefty's patronage in behalf of the following work , which treats of the Fine Arts , and attempts to form a standard of tafte , by unfolding those principles that ...
Page 6
... these means to difcover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who afpires to be a critic in these arts , muft pierce ftill deeper : he muft acquire a clear perception of what objects are lofty , what ...
... these means to difcover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who afpires to be a critic in these arts , muft pierce ftill deeper : he muft acquire a clear perception of what objects are lofty , what ...
Page 11
... these qualities in character and behaviour . To the man who has acquired a tafte fo acute and accomplished , every action wrong or improper must be highly disgustful : if , in any inftance , the overbearing power of paffion fway him ...
... these qualities in character and behaviour . To the man who has acquired a tafte fo acute and accomplished , every action wrong or improper must be highly disgustful : if , in any inftance , the overbearing power of paffion fway him ...
Page 13
... these principles , as well as every juft rule of criticism , are founded upon the fenfitive part of our nature . What the author hath discovered or collected upon that fubject , he chufes to impart in the gay and agreeable form of ...
... these principles , as well as every juft rule of criticism , are founded upon the fenfitive part of our nature . What the author hath discovered or collected upon that fubject , he chufes to impart in the gay and agreeable form of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action againſt agreeable alfo alſo appear arifing beauty becauſe cafe cauſe chap circumſtances connection contraft courſe cuſtom defcribing defire degree deſcription difagreeable diſcover diſtinguiſhed effect elevation emotion raiſed exiſtence expreffed expreffion external figns faid fame feeling fenfe fenfible fentiments fhall fhould fight fimilar final caufe fingle fingular fion firft firſt focial fome fometimes fpecies fpectator ftill fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient furpriſe fwell grandeur gratification greateſt habit hath himſelf impreffion inftances itſelf ject juſt laſt lefs leſs meaſure mind moſt motion mufic muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary novelty obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffage paffion pain perceptions perfon pleaſant emotion pleaſure prefent produce produceth puniſhment purpoſe raiſed reaſon reflection refpect reliſh reſemblance riety rifible ſcarce Sejanus ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſome ſpectator ſtate ſtill ſtrong ſuch taſte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion uſe