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... a fhort duration ; when prolonged , they lofe their relifh ; when indulged to excefs , they beget fatiety and difguft : and to reftore a proper " tone of mind , nothing can be more happily A 2 INTRODUCTION . 3 Hyperbole,
... a fhort duration ; when prolonged , they lofe their relifh ; when indulged to excefs , they beget fatiety and difguft : and to reftore a proper " tone of mind , nothing can be more happily A 2 INTRODUCTION . 3 Hyperbole,
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... proper care , greatly improved . In this refpect , a tafte in the fine arts goes hand in hand with the moral fenfe , to which indeed it is nearly allied : both of them discover what is right and what is wrong : fashion , temper and ...
... proper care , greatly improved . In this refpect , a tafte in the fine arts goes hand in hand with the moral fenfe , to which indeed it is nearly allied : both of them discover what is right and what is wrong : fashion , temper and ...
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... proper or improper , what manly , and what mean or trivial . Hence a foundation for reasoning upon the tafte of any individual , and for paffing fentence upon it : where it is conformable . to principles , we can pronounce with ...
... proper or improper , what manly , and what mean or trivial . Hence a foundation for reasoning upon the tafte of any individual , and for paffing fentence upon it : where it is conformable . to principles , we can pronounce with ...
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... proper , ele- gant , and crnamental , in writing or painting , in architecture or gardening , is a fine preparation for the fame just relifh of these qualities in character and behaviour . To the man who has acquired a tafte fo acute ...
... proper , ele- gant , and crnamental , in writing or painting , in architecture or gardening , is a fine preparation for the fame just relifh of these qualities in character and behaviour . To the man who has acquired a tafte fo acute ...
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... proper , fuch as may exprefs any number of parts lefs than he whole . This he thinks is fignified by the title he has chofen , viz . ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM . CHAPTER I. PERCEPTIONS AND IDEAS IN A 16 INTRODUCTION .
... proper , fuch as may exprefs any number of parts lefs than he whole . This he thinks is fignified by the title he has chofen , viz . ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM . CHAPTER I. PERCEPTIONS AND IDEAS IN A 16 INTRODUCTION .
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