Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 7
... , the congruity ought to be confiderable , as well as among things pla- ced for fhow in the fame niche . Among paffengers in a stage - coach , we require ve- ry 1 1- ry little congruity ; and less still at a public Ch . X. 7 AND PROPRIETY .
... , the congruity ought to be confiderable , as well as among things pla- ced for fhow in the fame niche . Among paffengers in a stage - coach , we require ve- ry 1 1- ry little congruity ; and less still at a public Ch . X. 7 AND PROPRIETY .
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Lord Henry Home Kames. ry little congruity ; and less still at a public fpectacle . F Congruity is fo nearly allied to beauty , as commonly to be held a species of it . And yet they differ fo effentially , as never to co- incide . Beauty ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. ry little congruity ; and less still at a public fpectacle . F Congruity is fo nearly allied to beauty , as commonly to be held a species of it . And yet they differ fo effentially , as never to co- incide . Beauty ...
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... less just than in the former ; per- haps more juft , for no talent is fo often perverted as that of reafon . I We had beft leave Nature to her own o perations . The most valuable talents may be abused , and fo may that of ridicule . Let ...
... less just than in the former ; per- haps more juft , for no talent is fo often perverted as that of reafon . I We had beft leave Nature to her own o perations . The most valuable talents may be abused , and fo may that of ridicule . Let ...
Page 91
... less precipitation * ; and cuftom is too flow in its operation to overcome this law . Another cause is not lefs powerful . The mind is exhausted with pleasure as well as with pain , Exquifite pleasure is ex- tremely fatiguing ...
... less precipitation * ; and cuftom is too flow in its operation to overcome this law . Another cause is not lefs powerful . The mind is exhausted with pleasure as well as with pain , Exquifite pleasure is ex- tremely fatiguing ...
Page 99
... less poignant in a mixture , may , in courfe of time , pro- duce a specific habit for such mixture . As moderate pleasures , by becoming more in- tenfe , tend to generic habits ; so intense pleasures , by becoming more moderate , tend ...
... less poignant in a mixture , may , in courfe of time , pro- duce a specific habit for such mixture . As moderate pleasures , by becoming more in- tenfe , tend to generic habits ; so intense pleasures , by becoming more moderate , tend ...
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