Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... observation , that we are fo fond of inflicting this punishment , as fometimes to exert it even against creatures of an in- ferior species ; witness a Turkycock swell- ing with pride , and strutting with displayed feathers . This object ...
... observation , that we are fo fond of inflicting this punishment , as fometimes to exert it even against creatures of an in- ferior species ; witness a Turkycock swell- ing with pride , and strutting with displayed feathers . This object ...
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... observed , cannot be applied . And therefore the only means is to judge by taste . The test of ridicule which separates it from its artificial connections , exposes it naked with all its native improprieties . But it is urged , that the ...
... observed , cannot be applied . And therefore the only means is to judge by taste . The test of ridicule which separates it from its artificial connections , exposes it naked with all its native improprieties . But it is urged , that the ...
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... observe , that these reasons conclude only against specific habits . With regard to any particular ob- ject that is the cause of a weak pleasure , a habit is formed by frequency and uniformi- ty of reiteration , which in the cafe of an ...
... observe , that these reasons conclude only against specific habits . With regard to any particular ob- ject that is the cause of a weak pleasure , a habit is formed by frequency and uniformi- ty of reiteration , which in the cafe of an ...
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... observation . It is a language , how- ever , which every one can decipher in some measure ; and which , joined with the other external signs , affords fufficient means for the direction of our conduct with re- gard to others . If we ...
... observation . It is a language , how- ever , which every one can decipher in some measure ; and which , joined with the other external signs , affords fufficient means for the direction of our conduct with re- gard to others . If we ...
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... observations , with cool description and florid declamation ; inftead of making them eye - witneffes , as it were , to a real e- vent , and to every movement of genuine passion * . Thus , in the bulk of plays , á In the Eneid , the hero ...
... observations , with cool description and florid declamation ; inftead of making them eye - witneffes , as it were , to a real e- vent , and to every movement of genuine passion * . Thus , in the bulk of plays , á In the Eneid , the hero ...
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