Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 173
... Sound one into the drowsy race of night ; If this fame were a church - yard where we stand , And thou poffeffed with a thousand wrongs ; Or if that furly fpirit Melancholy Had bak'd thy blood and made it heavy - thick , Which elfe runs ...
... Sound one into the drowsy race of night ; If this fame were a church - yard where we stand , And thou poffeffed with a thousand wrongs ; Or if that furly fpirit Melancholy Had bak'd thy blood and made it heavy - thick , Which elfe runs ...
Page 234
... Sound and motion may in some measure be imitated by mufic ; but for the most part mufic , like architecture , deals in originals . Language has no archetype in nature , more than mufic or architecture ; unlefs where , like mu- fic , it ...
... Sound and motion may in some measure be imitated by mufic ; but for the most part mufic , like architecture , deals in originals . Language has no archetype in nature , more than mufic or architecture ; unlefs where , like mu- fic , it ...
Page 240
... sounds must in some measure be disagreeable . But with respect to agreeable founds , it appears , that a double found is always more agree- able than a single found . Every one who has an ear must be fenfible , that the diph- thongs oi ...
... sounds must in some measure be disagreeable . But with respect to agreeable founds , it appears , that a double found is always more agree- able than a single found . Every one who has an ear must be fenfible , that the diph- thongs oi ...
Page 337
... Sound in particular , whether arti- culate or inarticulate , resembles not in any degree tafte , smell , or motion ; and as little can it resemble any internal fentiment , feel- ing , or emotion . But muft we then agree , that nothing ...
... Sound in particular , whether arti- culate or inarticulate , resembles not in any degree tafte , smell , or motion ; and as little can it resemble any internal fentiment , feel- ing , or emotion . But muft we then agree , that nothing ...
Page 341
... sounds resembles that of gentle motion . The fol- lowing is an example of both . Two craggy rocks projecting to the main , The roaring wind's tempestuous rage restrain ; Within , Within , the waves in softer murmurs glide , And Sect ...
... sounds resembles that of gentle motion . The fol- lowing is an example of both . Two craggy rocks projecting to the main , The roaring wind's tempestuous rage restrain ; Within , Within , the waves in softer murmurs glide , And Sect ...
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