Elements of Criticism, Volume 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 43
... sense , and an ificle is cold in a proper fense ; and this verbal resemblance , in the hurry and glow of compofing , has been thought a fufficient foundation for the fimile . Such phantom fimiles are mere witticisms , which ought to ...
... sense , and an ificle is cold in a proper fense ; and this verbal resemblance , in the hurry and glow of compofing , has been thought a fufficient foundation for the fimile . Such phantom fimiles are mere witticisms , which ought to ...
Page 59
... sense : But let thy spiders that fuck up thy venom , And heavy - gaited toads , lie in their way ; Doing annoyance to the treach'rous feet , Which with ufurping steps do trample thee . Yield stinging nettles to mine enemies ; And , when ...
... sense : But let thy spiders that fuck up thy venom , And heavy - gaited toads , lie in their way ; Doing annoyance to the treach'rous feet , Which with ufurping steps do trample thee . Yield stinging nettles to mine enemies ; And , when ...
Page 100
... sense : neither can it be termed giddy in any figurative sense that can import any of its qualities or attributes . When we at- tend to the expreffion , we discover that a brink is termed giddy from producing that effect in those who ...
... sense : neither can it be termed giddy in any figurative sense that can import any of its qualities or attributes . When we at- tend to the expreffion , we discover that a brink is termed giddy from producing that effect in those who ...
Page 114
... sense different from what is proper to it . Thus youth or the beginning of life , is expreffed figuratively by morning of life . Morning is the begin- ning of the day ; and it is transferred sweet- ly and easily to fignify the beginning ...
... sense different from what is proper to it . Thus youth or the beginning of life , is expreffed figuratively by morning of life . Morning is the begin- ning of the day ; and it is transferred sweet- ly and easily to fignify the beginning ...
Page 127
... sense et de lecture , S'éteint a chaque pas , faute de nourriture . Boileau , L'art poetique , chant . 3. l . 319 . Dryden , in his dedication to the translation of Juvenal , fays , When thus , as I may fay , before the use of the ...
... sense et de lecture , S'éteint a chaque pas , faute de nourriture . Boileau , L'art poetique , chant . 3. l . 319 . Dryden , in his dedication to the translation of Juvenal , fays , When thus , as I may fay , before the use of the ...
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