Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 10
... former , I am conscious of being active ; with regard to the latter , I am conscious of being passive . 7. Again , we are conscious of internal action as in the head : of passions and emctions as in the heart . 8. Many actions may be ...
... former , I am conscious of being active ; with regard to the latter , I am conscious of being passive . 7. Again , we are conscious of internal action as in the head : of passions and emctions as in the heart . 8. Many actions may be ...
Page 14
... former it is taught to call motion ; the latter , rest . Place enters into every perception of a visible object : the object is perceived to exist , and to exist somewhere , on the right hand or on the left , and where it exists is ...
... former it is taught to call motion ; the latter , rest . Place enters into every perception of a visible object : the object is perceived to exist , and to exist somewhere , on the right hand or on the left , and where it exists is ...
Page 18
... former is more distinct and lively than the latter . But this inferiority in ideas of imagination , is more than compensated by their greatness and variety , which are boundless ; for by the imagination , exerted without control , we ...
... former is more distinct and lively than the latter . But this inferiority in ideas of imagination , is more than compensated by their greatness and variety , which are boundless ; for by the imagination , exerted without control , we ...
Page 19
... former disposes us to do good to its object , the latter to do ill . 33. What is a sentiment ? It is not a perception ; for a perception signifies the act by which we become conscious of external objects . It is not consciousness of an ...
... former disposes us to do good to its object , the latter to do ill . 33. What is a sentiment ? It is not a perception ; for a perception signifies the act by which we become conscious of external objects . It is not consciousness of an ...
Page 24
... former from that of the latter ; every feeling , pleasant or pain- ful , must be in the mind ; and yet , because in tasting , touching , and smelling , we are sensible of the impression made upon the organ , we are led to place there ...
... former from that of the latter ; every feeling , pleasant or pain- ful , must be in the mind ; and yet , because in tasting , touching , and smelling , we are sensible of the impression made upon the organ , we are led to place there ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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