Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... circumstance an idea of memory . 21. We are not so constituted as to perceive objects with indif- ference these with very few exceptions appear agreeable or dis- agreeable ; and at the same time raise in us pleasant or painful emotions ...
... circumstance an idea of memory . 21. We are not so constituted as to perceive objects with indif- ference these with very few exceptions appear agreeable or dis- agreeable ; and at the same time raise in us pleasant or painful emotions ...
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... circumstances considered as marks that distinguish a Negro from a man of a dif- ferent species , are denominated modifications . 37. Objects of sight , being complex , are distinguishable into the several particulars that enter into the ...
... circumstances considered as marks that distinguish a Negro from a man of a dif- ferent species , are denominated modifications . 37. Objects of sight , being complex , are distinguishable into the several particulars that enter into the ...
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... circumstance , we can confine our attention to the single property we desire to investigate . 43. Abstract terms may be separated into three different kinds . all equally subservient to the reasoning faculty . Individuals ap- pear to ...
... circumstance , we can confine our attention to the single property we desire to investigate . 43. Abstract terms may be separated into three different kinds . all equally subservient to the reasoning faculty . Individuals ap- pear to ...
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... circumstance , are distinguished from the useful arts ; but , in * Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution ; delicacy of taste to calmness and sedateness . Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every ...
... circumstance , are distinguished from the useful arts ; but , in * Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution ; delicacy of taste to calmness and sedateness . Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every ...
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... circumstances now mentioned , if they raise an emotion or passion , cannot be entirely indifferent ; for if so , they could not make any impression . And we find , upon examination , that they are not indifferent : looking back upon the ...
... circumstances now mentioned , if they raise an emotion or passion , cannot be entirely indifferent ; for if so , they could not make any impression . And we find , upon examination , that they are not indifferent : looking back upon the ...
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action Æneid agreeable appear beauty blank verse burlesque Cæsar chapter circumstance colors connected degree disagreeable distinguished distress effect elevation emotion raised epic poem epic poetry example expression external signs Falstaff feeling figure figure of speech final cause force garden give grandeur habit hath Hence Henry IV Hexameter Hudibras human ideas Iliad imagination impression instances Julius Cæsar kind language less Lord Kames manner means melody metaphor mind motion nature never novelty objects of sight observation occasion opposite ornaments Othello pain Paradise Lost passion pause peculiar perceive perceptions person pleasant emotion pleasure poem produceth propensity proper proportion qualities reason regularity relation relish remarkable resemblance respect rhyme Richard II ridicule risible rule sense sensible sentiments Shakspeare simile sound spectator sublime syllables taste termed thee things thou thought tion tone uniformity variety verse words writers