Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... agreeable or dis- agreeable ; and at the same time raise in us pleasant or painful emotions . With respect to external objects in particular , we dis- tinguish those which produce organic impressions , from those which affect us from a ...
... agreeable or dis- agreeable ; and at the same time raise in us pleasant or painful emotions . With respect to external objects in particular , we dis- tinguish those which produce organic impressions , from those which affect us from a ...
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... agreeable proportion resembles a maximum in mathematics ; a greater or less inequality or difference is less agreeable . 28. Order regards various particulars . First , in tracing or sur- veying objects , we are directed by a sense of ...
... agreeable proportion resembles a maximum in mathematics ; a greater or less inequality or difference is less agreeable . 28. Order regards various particulars . First , in tracing or sur- veying objects , we are directed by a sense of ...
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... . And hence it is , that an object seen at the termination of a confined view , is more agreeable than when seen in a group with the sur- rounding objects : The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark When INTRODUCTION . 19.
... . And hence it is , that an object seen at the termination of a confined view , is more agreeable than when seen in a group with the sur- rounding objects : The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark When INTRODUCTION . 19.
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... agreeable , as well as those that are naturally disagreeable ; and by these means to discover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who aspires to be a critic in these arts , must pierce still deeper ...
... agreeable , as well as those that are naturally disagreeable ; and by these means to discover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who aspires to be a critic in these arts , must pierce still deeper ...
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... agreeable , tends to a habit ; and a habit , strengthening the reasoning faculties , prepares the mind for entering into subjects more intricate and abstract . To have , in that respect , a just conception of the importance of criti ...
... agreeable , tends to a habit ; and a habit , strengthening the reasoning faculties , prepares the mind for entering into subjects more intricate and abstract . To have , in that respect , a just conception of the importance of criti ...
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