Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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Page 22
... similar in ap- pearance only , not in reality . In an historical chain , every event is particular , the effect of some former event , and the cause of others that follow in such a chain , there is nothing to bias the mind from the ...
... similar in ap- pearance only , not in reality . In an historical chain , every event is particular , the effect of some former event , and the cause of others that follow in such a chain , there is nothing to bias the mind from the ...
Page 46
... similar in their tone , whether directed to the same or to a different object ; for the mind , heated by any passion , is , in that state , more susceptible of a new impression in a similar tone , than when cool and quiescent . It is a ...
... similar in their tone , whether directed to the same or to a different object ; for the mind , heated by any passion , is , in that state , more susceptible of a new impression in a similar tone , than when cool and quiescent . It is a ...
Page 49
... similar to anger : and when a man is thus beforehand disposed to anger , he is not nice nor scrupulous about an object ; the person who gave the stroke , however accidentally , is by an inflammable temper held a proper object , merely ...
... similar to anger : and when a man is thus beforehand disposed to anger , he is not nice nor scrupulous about an object ; the person who gave the stroke , however accidentally , is by an inflammable temper held a proper object , merely ...
Page 52
... similar to what a real spectator has . As many rules of criticism depend on ideal presence , the reader , it is hoped , will take some pains to form an exact notion of it , as dis- tinguished , on the one hand , from real presence , and ...
... similar to what a real spectator has . As many rules of criticism depend on ideal presence , the reader , it is hoped , will take some pains to form an exact notion of it , as dis- tinguished , on the one hand , from real presence , and ...
Page 67
... similar and dissimilar - Similar emotions produce the same tone of mind - Dissimilar , produce different tones - Perfectly similar emotions readily unite - Internal effects of emotions and passions - Represented by addition in number ...
... similar and dissimilar - Similar emotions produce the same tone of mind - Dissimilar , produce different tones - Perfectly similar emotions readily unite - Internal effects of emotions and passions - Represented by addition in number ...
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