Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... taste , by unfolding those 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 ...
... taste , by unfolding those 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 ...
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... taste upon many of the topics treated by our author nearly a hundred years ago . These views , upon inquiry , having been found to agree with those of not a few enlightened and experienced teach- ers , the Editor has been prompted to ...
... taste upon many of the topics treated by our author nearly a hundred years ago . These views , upon inquiry , having been found to agree with those of not a few enlightened and experienced teach- ers , the Editor has been prompted to ...
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... Taste ) ; and from an elaborate essay on the Philosophy of Style , contained in a somewhat recent number of the Westminster Review . By these , and numerous other additions , where they seemed to be most needed , great value has been ...
... Taste ) ; and from an elaborate essay on the Philosophy of Style , contained in a somewhat recent number of the Westminster Review . By these , and numerous other additions , where they seemed to be most needed , great value has been ...
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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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... taste . 2. That act of the mind which makes known to me an external object , is termed perception . That act of the mind which makes known to me an internal object , is termed consciousness . The power or faculty from which ...
... taste . 2. That act of the mind which makes known to me an external object , is termed perception . That act of the mind which makes known to me an internal object , is termed consciousness . The power or faculty from which ...
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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