Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... lively , and distinct than that of any other object . And for that reason , an idea , or secondary perception of a visible object , is also more complete , lively , and distinct than that of any other ob- ject . A fine passage in music ...
... lively , and distinct than that of any other object . And for that reason , an idea , or secondary perception of a visible object , is also more complete , lively , and distinct than that of any other ob- ject . A fine passage in music ...
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... 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 can fabricate ideas of finer ...
... 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 can fabricate ideas of finer ...
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... lively manner , illustrated by Shakspeare . Falstaff . What is the gross sum that I owe thee ? Hostess . Marry , if thou wert an honest man , thyself and thy money too . Thou didst swear to me on a parcel gilt - goblet , sitting in my ...
... lively manner , illustrated by Shakspeare . Falstaff . What is the gross sum that I owe thee ? Hostess . Marry , if thou wert an honest man , thyself and thy money too . Thou didst swear to me on a parcel gilt - goblet , sitting in my ...
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... lively , as that a relation even of the slightest kind is relished . This , however , ought not to be imitated in description : words are so far short of the eye in liveliness of impression , that in a description connection ought to be ...
... lively , as that a relation even of the slightest kind is relished . This , however , ought not to be imitated in description : words are so far short of the eye in liveliness of impression , that in a description connection ought to be ...
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... lively than of any other thing . Self is an agreeable object ; and for the reason now given , must be more agreeable than any other object . Is this sufficient to account for the prevalence of self - love ? † 91. In the foregoing part ...
... lively than of any other thing . Self is an agreeable object ; and for the reason now given , must be more agreeable than any other object . Is this sufficient to account for the prevalence of self - love ? † 91. In the foregoing part ...
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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