Elements of Criticism, Volume 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... or de- spicable . Thus Milton , in his defcription of the rout of the rebel - angels , happily expreffes their terror and difmay in the following fimile . As As a herd Of goats or timorous flock together throng'd Ch . XIX . 23 COMPARISONS .
... or de- spicable . Thus Milton , in his defcription of the rout of the rebel - angels , happily expreffes their terror and difmay in the following fimile . As As a herd Of goats or timorous flock together throng'd Ch . XIX . 23 COMPARISONS .
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... Defcription of a city shower . Swift . Clubs , diamonds , hearts , in wild diforder feen , With throngs promifcuous ftrow the level green . Thus when difpers'd a routed army runs , Of Afia's troops , and Afric's fable fons , With like ...
... Defcription of a city shower . Swift . Clubs , diamonds , hearts , in wild diforder feen , With throngs promifcuous ftrow the level green . Thus when difpers'd a routed army runs , Of Afia's troops , and Afric's fable fons , With like ...
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... defcription , ought to take a lower flight , and content himself with fuch easy personifications as agree with the tone of mind infpired by the description . In plain narrative , again , the mind , ferious and fedate , rejects ...
... defcription , ought to take a lower flight , and content himself with fuch easy personifications as agree with the tone of mind infpired by the description . In plain narrative , again , the mind , ferious and fedate , rejects ...
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... defcription is rendered ob- fcure or unintelligible , inftead of being more lively and ftriking . In this view , the following paffage , defcribing Cleopatra on shipboard , appears to me exceptionable , The barge she fat in , like a ...
... defcription is rendered ob- fcure or unintelligible , inftead of being more lively and ftriking . In this view , the following paffage , defcribing Cleopatra on shipboard , appears to me exceptionable , The barge she fat in , like a ...
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... the emotion fubfides , that things appear as they are . A writer , taking advantage of this VOL . III . M natural natural delufion , enriches his defcription greatly by the hyperbole Sect . III . 89 FIGURES . SE C T. III. ...
... the emotion fubfides , that things appear as they are . A writer , taking advantage of this VOL . III . M natural natural delufion , enriches his defcription greatly by the hyperbole Sect . III . 89 FIGURES . SE C T. III. ...
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