Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... Compositions . " XXIV . The Three Unities XXV . Gardening and Architecture .. " XXVI . Standard of Taste ...... 395 ...... 898 404 421 444 457 463 ..... 480 INTRODUCTION TERMS DEFINED OR EXPLAINED . 1. EVERY thing we ∞ CONTENTS .
... Compositions . " XXIV . The Three Unities XXV . Gardening and Architecture .. " XXVI . Standard of Taste ...... 395 ...... 898 404 421 444 457 463 ..... 480 INTRODUCTION TERMS DEFINED OR EXPLAINED . 1. EVERY thing we ∞ CONTENTS .
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... garden . Space is connected with size or bulk : every piece of matter occupies room or space in proportion to its bulk . A child perceives that when its little box is filled with playthings , there is no room or space for more . Space ...
... garden . Space is connected with size or bulk : every piece of matter occupies room or space in proportion to its bulk . A child perceives that when its little box is filled with playthings , there is no room or space for more . Space ...
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... garden , and the stables ; but we require no proportion among things slightly connected , as between the table a man writes on and the dog that follows him . Proportion and uniformity never coincide ; things equal are uniform ; but ...
... garden , and the stables ; but we require no proportion among things slightly connected , as between the table a man writes on and the dog that follows him . Proportion and uniformity never coincide ; things equal are uniform ; but ...
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... gardening , and architecture . This especially is the duty of the opulent , who have leisure to improve their minds and their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the * [ " Now this " ( says Dr. Mark Hopkins ) " is ...
... gardening , and architecture . This especially is the duty of the opulent , who have leisure to improve their minds and their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the * [ " Now this " ( says Dr. Mark Hopkins ) " is ...
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... gardening or for natural objects has corrupted a people . While , therefore , I believe that the cultivation- of the arts , in their genuine spirit of beauty and of purity , has a tendency to improve the character , it would appear that ...
... gardening or for natural objects has corrupted a people . While , therefore , I believe that the cultivation- of the arts , in their genuine spirit of beauty and of purity , has a tendency to improve the character , it would appear that ...
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