Elements of Criticism, Volum 1Bell & Bradfute, 1817 - 515 pàgines |
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Pàgina vii
... effect , an- cient Greece furnishes one shining instance ; and why should we despair of another in Britain ? In the commencement of an auspicious reign , and even in that early period of life when pleasure commonly is the sole pursuit ...
... effect , an- cient Greece furnishes one shining instance ; and why should we despair of another in Britain ? In the commencement of an auspicious reign , and even in that early period of life when pleasure commonly is the sole pursuit ...
Pàgina 4
... that silence doth not tend to calm an agitated mind ; but that soft and slow music hath a fine effect . But we are not bound down to this succession by 4 INTRODUCTION . The Means or Instrument conceived to the Agent, 237.
... that silence doth not tend to calm an agitated mind ; but that soft and slow music hath a fine effect . But we are not bound down to this succession by 4 INTRODUCTION . The Means or Instrument conceived to the Agent, 237.
Pàgina 16
... effect , contiguity in time or in place , high and low , prior and posterior , resemblance , contrast , and a thousand other rela tions , connect things together without end . Not a single thing appears solitary and altogether devoid of ...
... effect , contiguity in time or in place , high and low , prior and posterior , resemblance , contrast , and a thousand other rela tions , connect things together without end . Not a single thing appears solitary and altogether devoid of ...
Pàgina 21
... 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 order of nature . Widely different is science , when we endeavour to trace out causes and their effects ...
... 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 order of nature . Widely different is science , when we endeavour to trace out causes and their effects ...
Pàgina 23
... effect must be delightful : and hence the singular beauty of smoke ascending in a calm morning . I am extremely sensible of the disgust men ge- nerally have to abstract speculation ; and I would avoid it altogether , if it could be done ...
... effect must be delightful : and hence the singular beauty of smoke ascending in a calm morning . I am extremely sensible of the disgust men ge- nerally have to abstract speculation ; and I would avoid it altogether , if it could be done ...
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