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Page 16
... extremely clear , which admits not variety of opinion ; and in fome matters fufceptible of great refinement , time is per- haps the only infallible touchftone of tafte : to that he appeals , and to that he chearfully fubmits . N. B. THE ...
... extremely clear , which admits not variety of opinion ; and in fome matters fufceptible of great refinement , time is per- haps the only infallible touchftone of tafte : to that he appeals , and to that he chearfully fubmits . N. B. THE ...
Page 24
... extremely pleafing : the pleasure here exceeds what arifes from fol- lowing the courfe of nature ; and it is that plea- fure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in others that are fimilar . These ...
... extremely pleafing : the pleasure here exceeds what arifes from fol- lowing the courfe of nature ; and it is that plea- fure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in others that are fimilar . These ...
Page 26
... extremely fenfible of the difguft men ge- nerally have to abftract fpeculations ; and I would avoid it altogether , if it could be done in a work that profeffes to draw the rules of criticifm from human nature , their true fource . We ...
... extremely fenfible of the difguft men ge- nerally have to abftract fpeculations ; and I would avoid it altogether , if it could be done in a work that profeffes to draw the rules of criticifm from human nature , their true fource . We ...
Page 28
... extremely beautiful . The 1ft , 2d , 3d , 4th , 11th , 24th , 27th odes of the 3d book , lie open all of them to the fame cen- fure . The firft fatire , book 1. is fo deformed by want of connexion , as upon the whole to be fcarce ...
... extremely beautiful . The 1ft , 2d , 3d , 4th , 11th , 24th , 27th odes of the 3d book , lie open all of them to the fame cen- fure . The firft fatire , book 1. is fo deformed by want of connexion , as upon the whole to be fcarce ...
Page 30
... extremely beautiful , were not more happily introduced . I muft obferve at the . fame time , that full juflice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conflituent part of the principal action , the ...
... extremely beautiful , were not more happily introduced . I muft obferve at the . fame time , that full juflice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conflituent part of the principal action , the ...
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