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... respect , as well as in others , is perhaps , on the whole , more pleasing and more instructive , than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no music ...
... respect , as well as in others , is perhaps , on the whole , more pleasing and more instructive , than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no music ...
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... respect of eloquence , 215 SECT . I. In regard to the speaker , SECT II . In regard to the persons addressed , SECT . III . In regard to the subject , SECT . IV . In regard to the occasion , SECT . V. In regard to the end in view , 216 ...
... respect of eloquence , 215 SECT . I. In regard to the speaker , SECT II . In regard to the persons addressed , SECT . III . In regard to the subject , SECT . IV . In regard to the occasion , SECT . V. In regard to the end in view , 216 ...
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... respect more nearly related to the mechanical , belong to the class denominated elegant . The first division arises ... respect of the end , an art is either useful or ele- gant ; in respect of the means , it is 6 INTRODUCTION .
... respect more nearly related to the mechanical , belong to the class denominated elegant . The first division arises ... respect of the end , an art is either useful or ele- gant ; in respect of the means , it is 6 INTRODUCTION .
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George Campbell. gant ; in respect of the means , it is either me- chanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are ma- nifestly and ultimately calculated for profit or whilst others , on ...
George Campbell. gant ; in respect of the means , it is either me- chanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are ma- nifestly and ultimately calculated for profit or whilst others , on ...
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... respects we come to equal them . The same thing might probably be affirmed in regard to painting , sculpture , and music , if we had here as ample a fund of materials for forming a compari- son . 4 But let it be observed , that the ...
... respects we come to equal them . The same thing might probably be affirmed in regard to painting , sculpture , and music , if we had here as ample a fund of materials for forming a compari- son . 4 But let it be observed , that the ...
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