Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... appears beft in a drefs altogether plain . To a person of a mean appearance , gor- geous apparel is unfuitable : which , befide the incongruity , has a bad effect ; for by contraft it shows the meannefs of appear- ance in the strongest ...
... appears beft in a drefs altogether plain . To a person of a mean appearance , gor- geous apparel is unfuitable : which , befide the incongruity , has a bad effect ; for by contraft it shows the meannefs of appear- ance in the strongest ...
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... appear not altogether fo decent at pu- blic worship ; and the fame perfon ought to dress differently for a marriage - feast and for a burial . Nothing is more intimately related to a man , than his fentiments , words , and ac- tions ...
... appear not altogether fo decent at pu- blic worship ; and the fame perfon ought to dress differently for a marriage - feast and for a burial . Nothing is more intimately related to a man , than his fentiments , words , and ac- tions ...
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... appear agreeable ; and every agreeable object produceth in the mind a pleasant e- motion . Incongruity and impropriety , on the other hand , are disagreeable ; and con- fequently produce painful emotions . An emotion of this kind ...
... appear agreeable ; and every agreeable object produceth in the mind a pleasant e- motion . Incongruity and impropriety , on the other hand , are disagreeable ; and con- fequently produce painful emotions . An emotion of this kind ...
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... , that provoke laughter ; of which we have examples without end in the blunders and abfurdities of our own fpecies . Such improprieties improprieties receive a different punish- ment , as will appear Ch . X. AND PROPRIETY . is.
... , that provoke laughter ; of which we have examples without end in the blunders and abfurdities of our own fpecies . Such improprieties improprieties receive a different punish- ment , as will appear Ch . X. AND PROPRIETY . is.
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Lord Henry Home Kames. improprieties receive a different punish- ment , as will appear by what follows . The emotions ... appears ridiculous , and in a gay mood is apt to provoke a laugh of derifion . We must not expect that the improprie ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. improprieties receive a different punish- ment , as will appear by what follows . The emotions ... appears ridiculous , and in a gay mood is apt to provoke a laugh of derifion . We must not expect that the improprie ...
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