Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... these terms be understood in practice ; the critical art re- quires , that their meaning be traced to its foundation in human nature . The rela- tions that connect objects together , have been examined in more than one view . Their ...
... these terms be understood in practice ; the critical art re- quires , that their meaning be traced to its foundation in human nature . The rela- tions that connect objects together , have been examined in more than one view . Their ...
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... these qualities produce in the mind . Congruity and propriety , where - ever percei- ved , appear agreeable ; and every agreeable object produceth in the mind a pleasant e- motion . Incongruity and impropriety , on the other hand , are ...
... these qualities produce in the mind . Congruity and propriety , where - ever percei- ved , appear agreeable ; and every agreeable object produceth in the mind a pleasant e- motion . Incongruity and impropriety , on the other hand , are ...
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... These prevent many aberrations , which would daily happen were we totally furren- dered to fo fallible a guide as is human rea- fon . The sense of propriety cannot justly be confidered in another light , than as the natural law that ...
... These prevent many aberrations , which would daily happen were we totally furren- dered to fo fallible a guide as is human rea- fon . The sense of propriety cannot justly be confidered in another light , than as the natural law that ...
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... ascertain what these terms truly import ; which pof- fibly may enable us to rank every perform- ance in the fine arts according to its dignity . D 2 Inquiring Inquiring first to what fubjects the terms . dignity and 27 ...
... ascertain what these terms truly import ; which pof- fibly may enable us to rank every perform- ance in the fine arts according to its dignity . D 2 Inquiring Inquiring first to what fubjects the terms . dignity and 27 ...
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... These terms must be long to fenfitive beings , probably to man only ; which will be evident when we ad- vance in the inquiry . Of all objects , human actions produce in a fpectator the greatest variety of feelings . They are in ...
... These terms must be long to fenfitive beings , probably to man only ; which will be evident when we ad- vance in the inquiry . Of all objects , human actions produce in a fpectator the greatest variety of feelings . They are in ...
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