Elements of Criticism, Volum 1Bell & Bradfute, 1817 - 515 pàgines |
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Pàgina 6
... 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 perhaps whimsical . Thus the fine arts , like morals , become a rational ...
... 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 perhaps whimsical . Thus the fine arts , like morals , become a rational ...
Pàgina 15
... passing in his mind . It requires no activity on his part to carry on the train ; nor can he at will add any idea to the train . * At the same time , we learn from daily experience , that the train of our thoughts is not regulated by ...
... passing in his mind . It requires no activity on his part to carry on the train ; nor can he at will add any idea to the train . * At the same time , we learn from daily experience , that the train of our thoughts is not regulated by ...
Pàgina 23
... passing from a whole to its parts , and from a subject to its ornaments , which are not felt in the opposite course . Elevation touches the mind no less than grandeur doth ; and in raising the mind to elevated objects , there is a ...
... passing from a whole to its parts , and from a subject to its ornaments , which are not felt in the opposite course . Elevation touches the mind no less than grandeur doth ; and in raising the mind to elevated objects , there is a ...
Pàgina 63
... passing from it to the owner . In general , it may be observed , that any dress upon a fine woman is becoming ; but that ornaments upon one who is homely , must be elegant indeed to have any remarkable effect in mending her appearance ...
... passing from it to the owner . In general , it may be observed , that any dress upon a fine woman is becoming ; but that ornaments upon one who is homely , must be elegant indeed to have any remarkable effect in mending her appearance ...
Pàgina 70
... passing from it to the former . This vibration of the mind in passing and repassing between things related , explains the facts above mentioned : the mind passeth easily from the father to the daugh- ter ; but where the daughter is ...
... passing from it to the former . This vibration of the mind in passing and repassing between things related , explains the facts above mentioned : the mind passeth easily from the father to the daugh- ter ; but where the daughter is ...
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