Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page 3
... principles that ought to govern the taste of every individual . In showing the importance of such an attempt , he says : " It is rare to find one born with such delicacy of feeling , as not to need instruction : it is equally rare to ...
... principles that ought to govern the taste of every individual . In showing the importance of such an attempt , he says : " It is rare to find one born with such delicacy of feeling , as not to need instruction : it is equally rare to ...
Page 17
... principle to its accessories , and from a whole to its parts , than in the contrary direction . Next , with respect to the position of things , a sense of order directs us to place together things intimately connected . INTRODUCTION . 17.
... principle to its accessories , and from a whole to its parts , than in the contrary direction . Next , with respect to the position of things , a sense of order directs us to place together things intimately connected . INTRODUCTION . 17.
Page 18
... principle : the latter signifying a law of human nature , makes part of the common nature of man ; the former makes part of the nature of this or that man . Propensity is a name common to both ; for it signifies a principle as well as a ...
... principle : the latter signifying a law of human nature , makes part of the common nature of man ; the former makes part of the nature of this or that man . Propensity is a name common to both ; for it signifies a principle as well as a ...
Page 21
... these properties , makes the log undergo a chemical analysis ; and examines its taste , its smell , and its component principles : the geometrician confines his reason- ing to the figure , the length , breadth , INTRODUCTION . 21.
... these properties , makes the log undergo a chemical analysis ; and examines its taste , its smell , and its component principles : the geometrician confines his reason- ing to the figure , the length , breadth , INTRODUCTION . 21.
Page 26
... principles common to all men . The design of the present undertaking , which aspires not to morality , is , to examine the sensitive branch of human nature , to trace the objects that are naturally agreeable , as well as those that are ...
... principles common to all men . The design of the present undertaking , which aspires not to morality , is , to examine the sensitive branch of human nature , to trace the objects that are naturally agreeable , as well as those that are ...
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