Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 210
... short or fast ; for these make an impreffion of hurry and precipitation . Emotions , on the other hand , that reft upon their objects , are beft expreffed by words where fyllables prevail that are pronounced long or flow . A perfon ...
... short or fast ; for these make an impreffion of hurry and precipitation . Emotions , on the other hand , that reft upon their objects , are beft expreffed by words where fyllables prevail that are pronounced long or flow . A perfon ...
Page 279
... short time he came to himself ; and the next day , they put him on board his fhip , which conveyed him first to Corinth , and thence to the island of Ægina . I give another example of a period which is unpleasant , even by a very flight ...
... short time he came to himself ; and the next day , they put him on board his fhip , which conveyed him first to Corinth , and thence to the island of Ægina . I give another example of a period which is unpleasant , even by a very flight ...
Page 328
... into different periods . A short period is lively and familiar . A long pe- riod , requiring more attention , makes an impreffion grave riod , 328 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII , None of the rules for the compofition of ...
... into different periods . A short period is lively and familiar . A long pe- riod , requiring more attention , makes an impreffion grave riod , 328 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII , None of the rules for the compofition of ...
Page 338
... short fyllables ; and more re- markably the words rapidity , impetuofity , precipitation . Brutal manners produce in the ipectator , an emotion not unlike what is produced by a harsh and rough found . Hence the figurative expreffion ...
... short fyllables ; and more re- markably the words rapidity , impetuofity , precipitation . Brutal manners produce in the ipectator , an emotion not unlike what is produced by a harsh and rough found . Hence the figurative expreffion ...
Page 340
... short fyllables : Quadrupedante putrem fonitu quatit ungula cam- pum . Again : Radit iter liquidum , celeres neque commovet alas Again : 340 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII . Proceeding now to particulars, and be- ...
... short fyllables : Quadrupedante putrem fonitu quatit ungula cam- pum . Again : Radit iter liquidum , celeres neque commovet alas Again : 340 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII . Proceeding now to particulars, and be- ...
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accent againſt agreeable alfo alſo beauty becauſe beſt beſtow betwixt cafe caufe cauſe chap circumſtance clofe cloſe compofed compofition connected couplet cuſtom Dactyles dignity diſagreeable diſtinguiſhable elevation emotions Engliſh example expreffed expreffion external figns fame fecond fenfe fenfible fenſe fentiments feparation fhall fhort fyllables fignification fingle fion firft firſt fome ftill fubftantive fubject fucceffion fuch fufficient greateſt habit hath Hexameter himſelf Hudibras impreffion inftances inverfion itſelf Jane Shore laft language laſt lefs long fyllable meaſure melody mind moſt mufic muft muſt nature neceffary obfervation object occafion oppofite paffage paffion pain paufe pauſe perfon period pleaſant pleaſure preſent profe pronounced propriety puniſh purpoſe raiſed reaſon reliſh reſemblance reſpect rhyme ridicule rule ſcarce ſenſe ſeparate ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome ſpectator Spondees ſtrong ſtyle ſuch taſte thefe ther theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought tion uſe verfe verſe words