Elements of Criticism, Volume 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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Page 37
... greater , has , on the contrary , a good effect , by raifing or fwell- ing the mind . One paffes with fatisfaction from a small to a great object ; but cannot be drawn down , without reluctance , from great to small . Hence the ...
... greater , has , on the contrary , a good effect , by raifing or fwell- ing the mind . One paffes with fatisfaction from a small to a great object ; but cannot be drawn down , without reluctance , from great to small . Hence the ...
Page 60
... greater enter- . prife than at prefent : the safe return to one's country after much fatigue and danger , was a circumftance extremely delightful ; and it was natural to give the natal foil a temporary life , in order to fympathise with ...
... greater enter- . prife than at prefent : the safe return to one's country after much fatigue and danger , was a circumftance extremely delightful ; and it was natural to give the natal foil a temporary life , in order to fympathise with ...
Page 64
... greater fi- gure than when an idea is formed of it ac- cording to truth . The elevation however in this cafe , is far from being so great as when the personification arises to an actual conviction ; and therefore must be confi- dered as ...
... greater fi- gure than when an idea is formed of it ac- cording to truth . The elevation however in this cafe , is far from being so great as when the personification arises to an actual conviction ; and therefore must be confi- dered as ...
Page 66
... greater variety of action . And Shake- fpear perfonifies death and its operations in a manner extremely fanciful : Æneid . iv . 173 . Within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of Within 66 Ch . XX . FIGURES , Thus, to ...
... greater variety of action . And Shake- fpear perfonifies death and its operations in a manner extremely fanciful : Æneid . iv . 173 . Within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of Within 66 Ch . XX . FIGURES , Thus, to ...
Page 76
... exhorting the citizens of Angiers to a furrender ; though a tragic writer has much greater latitude than a hi- * Dec. 1. l . I. Neither ftorian . ftorian . Take the following fpecimen of this fpeech . 76 Ch . XX . FIGURES .
... exhorting the citizens of Angiers to a furrender ; though a tragic writer has much greater latitude than a hi- * Dec. 1. l . I. Neither ftorian . ftorian . Take the following fpecimen of this fpeech . 76 Ch . XX . FIGURES .
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abſtract action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo allegory alſo appears arts beauty becauſe betwixt caufe cauſe cenfured chap circumftances compariſon compofition confidered connected defcribed deſcription diſtinguiſhed effect effential emotions employ'd Eneid epic poem epic poetry Euripides expreffed expreffion fame fcene fect fenfe fenfible fhall fignify figure fimile fingle firft firſt fize fome fpeech ftill fubject fuch garden grandeur Grecian hath Henry VI himſelf hiſtory houſe Iliad imagination impreffion inftances inſtead itſelf ject lefs meaſure metaphor mind moſt Mozambic muſt nature neceffary obfcure obferved objects occafion oppofite ornament paffage paffing paffion Paradife Loft perfon perfonification pleaſe pleaſure preſent proper proportion purpoſe raiſed reaſon regularity reliſhed repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſpect Richard II rule ſcarce ſcene ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſome ſpectator ſtage ſtandard ſtate ſtep ſtill tafte taſte termed thee thefe theſe thing thoſe thou tion tragedy uſe vafes words