Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... Hence it follows , that without language man would scarce be a rational being . * 45. The same thing , in different respects , has different names . With respect to certain qualities , it is termed a substance ; with respect to other ...
... Hence it follows , that without language man would scarce be a rational being . * 45. The same thing , in different respects , has different names . With respect to certain qualities , it is termed a substance ; with respect to other ...
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... Hence a foundation for reasoning upon the taste of any individual , and for passing sentence upon it : where it is conformable to principles , we can pronounce with certainty that it is correct ; otherwise , that it is incorrect , and ...
... Hence a foundation for reasoning upon the taste of any individual , and for passing sentence upon it : where it is conformable to principles , we can pronounce with certainty that it is correct ; otherwise , that it is incorrect , and ...
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... Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every passion ; but seldom delicacy of taste . Upon a man possessed of that blessing , the moral duties , no less than the fine arts , make a deep impression , and counterbalance ...
... Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every passion ; but seldom delicacy of taste . Upon a man possessed of that blessing , the moral duties , no less than the fine arts , make a deep impression , and counterbalance ...
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... hence it is , that accurate judgment is not friendly to declamation or copi- ous eloquence . This reasoning is confirmed by experience ; for it is a noted observation , That a great or comprehensive memory is seldom connected with a ...
... hence it is , that accurate judgment is not friendly to declamation or copi- ous eloquence . This reasoning is confirmed by experience ; for it is a noted observation , That a great or comprehensive memory is seldom connected with a ...
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... hence the singular beauty of smoke ascending in a calm morning . 64. Every work of art that is conformable to the natural course of our ideas , is so far agreeable ; and every work of art that reverses that course , is so far ...
... hence the singular beauty of smoke ascending in a calm morning . 64. Every work of art that is conformable to the natural course of our ideas , is so far agreeable ; and every work of art that reverses that course , is so far ...
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