Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Bell, 1785 - 518 pages |
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... thefe Qualities , 105 3. Interrupted Exiftence of Emotions and Paffions . - Their Growth and Decay , 4. Coexiftent Emotions and Paffions , 5. Influence of Paffion with respect to our Perceptions , Opinions , and Belief , Appendix ...
... thefe Qualities , 105 3. Interrupted Exiftence of Emotions and Paffions . - Their Growth and Decay , 4. Coexiftent Emotions and Paffions , 5. Influence of Paffion with respect to our Perceptions , Opinions , and Belief , Appendix ...
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... thefe he avoids , or re- moves out of fight , because they 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 ...
... thefe he avoids , or re- moves out of fight , because they 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 ...
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... thefe rules agree with human nature . It could not furely be his opinion , that thefe poets , however eminent for genius , were intitled to give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will ...
... thefe rules agree with human nature . It could not furely be his opinion , that thefe poets , however eminent for genius , were intitled to give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will ...
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... thefe be concealed from us ? - With refpect to the prefent undertaking , it is not the author's intention to compofe a regular treatise upon each of the fine arts ; but only , in general , to exhibit their fundamental principles , drawn ...
... thefe be concealed from us ? - With refpect to the prefent undertaking , it is not the author's intention to compofe a regular treatise upon each of the fine arts ; but only , in general , to exhibit their fundamental principles , drawn ...
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... thefe a choice is afforded ; we can infift upon one , rejecting others ; and fometimes we infift on what is commonly held the flighter connection . Where ideas are left to their natural courfe , they are continued through the ftricteft ...
... thefe a choice is afforded ; we can infift upon one , rejecting others ; and fometimes we infift on what is commonly held the flighter connection . Where ideas are left to their natural courfe , they are continued through the ftricteft ...
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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