Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... rule , why should they be imitated ? If they studied nature , and were obsequious to rational principles , why should these be concealed from us ? With respect to the present undertaking , it is not the author's intention to compose a ...
... rule , why should they be imitated ? If they studied nature , and were obsequious to rational principles , why should these be concealed from us ? With respect to the present undertaking , it is not the author's intention to compose a ...
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... rules of criticism from human nature , their true source . We have but a single choice , which is , to continue a little longer in the same train , or to abandon the undertaking altogether . Candor obliges me to intimate this to my ...
... rules of criticism from human nature , their true source . We have but a single choice , which is , to continue a little longer in the same train , or to abandon the undertaking altogether . Candor obliges me to intimate this to my ...
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... rule , has nothing left but to abandon himself to chance . Destitute of that branch of knowledge , in vain will either pretend to foretell what effect his work will have upon the heart . The principles of the fine arts , appear , in ...
... rule , has nothing left but to abandon himself to chance . Destitute of that branch of knowledge , in vain will either pretend to foretell what effect his work will have upon the heart . The principles of the fine arts , appear , in ...
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... rule , is rather a confirmation of it . A selfish motive proceeding from a social principle , such as that mentioned , is the most respectable of all selfish motives . To enjoy the pleasure of a virtuous Animal love when carried into ...
... rule , is rather a confirmation of it . A selfish motive proceeding from a social principle , such as that mentioned , is the most respectable of all selfish motives . To enjoy the pleasure of a virtuous Animal love when carried into ...
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... rule , to deck out the chief characters with every vice in fashion , however gross . But , as such characters viewed in a true light would be disgustful , care is taken to disguise their de- formity under the embellishments of wit ...
... rule , to deck out the chief characters with every vice in fashion , however gross . But , as such characters viewed in a true light would be disgustful , care is taken to disguise their de- formity under the embellishments of wit ...
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