Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 19
... same with proportion . A very long nofe is difproportioned , but cannot be termed improper . In fome inftances , it is true , impropriety coincides with difpropor- tion in the fame fubject , but never in the fame refpect . I give for an ...
... same with proportion . A very long nofe is difproportioned , but cannot be termed improper . In fome inftances , it is true , impropriety coincides with difpropor- tion in the fame fubject , but never in the fame refpect . I give for an ...
Page 81
... same subject : when new , it is inchanting ; familiarity renders it indifferent ; and cuftom , after a longer familiarity , makes it again defirable . Human nature , diverfified with many and various fprings of action , is wonderfully ...
... same subject : when new , it is inchanting ; familiarity renders it indifferent ; and cuftom , after a longer familiarity , makes it again defirable . Human nature , diverfified with many and various fprings of action , is wonderfully ...
Page 97
... same time to introduce this habit , a peculiarity obfer- ved above , that reiteration of acts enlarges the capacity of the mind , to admit a more plentiful gratification than originally , with regard to frequency as well as quantity ...
... same time to introduce this habit , a peculiarity obfer- ved above , that reiteration of acts enlarges the capacity of the mind , to admit a more plentiful gratification than originally , with regard to frequency as well as quantity ...
Page 127
... same in all men , form an univerfal language , which no distance of place , no difference of tribe , no diversity of tongue , can darken or ren- der doubtful . Education , though of migh- ty influence , hath not power to vary or fo ...
... same in all men , form an univerfal language , which no distance of place , no difference of tribe , no diversity of tongue , can darken or ren- der doubtful . Education , though of migh- ty influence , hath not power to vary or fo ...
Page 148
... preferve the same character , by cultivating fimplicity and truth , and banish- ing every fort of diffimulation that tends to mischief . CHAP . CHA P. XVI . 149 SENTIMENTS . E VERY thought 148 EXTERNAL SIGNS OF , & c . Ch . XV .
... preferve the same character , by cultivating fimplicity and truth , and banish- ing every fort of diffimulation that tends to mischief . CHAP . CHA P. XVI . 149 SENTIMENTS . E VERY thought 148 EXTERNAL SIGNS OF , & c . Ch . XV .
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