An Abridgement of Lectures on RhetoricThomas Carey, 1818 - 300 էջ |
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... observation of such beauties , as have been found to please mankind most generally . For example , Aristotle's rules con- cerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic composition , were not first discovered by logical reasoning ...
... observation of such beauties , as have been found to please mankind most generally . For example , Aristotle's rules con- cerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic composition , were not first discovered by logical reasoning ...
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... observations upon the beau- ties and faults of those , who have gone before him . No rules indeed can supply the defects of genius , or inspire it , where it is wanting ; but they may often guide it into its proper chan- nel ; they may ...
... observations upon the beau- ties and faults of those , who have gone before him . No rules indeed can supply the defects of genius , or inspire it , where it is wanting ; but they may often guide it into its proper chan- nel ; they may ...
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... ; and here we must observe the strong impres- sion , which the powers of taste and imagination are calculated to give us of the benevolence of our Creator . By these powers he hath widely enlarged Pleasures of Taste . 19.
... ; and here we must observe the strong impres- sion , which the powers of taste and imagination are calculated to give us of the benevolence of our Creator . By these powers he hath widely enlarged Pleasures of Taste . 19.
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... observed , the style is indeed raised , but the thought is degra- ded . In general it may be observed , that Beauty ana ogier 2 cusures uj △ aste . the 34 Sublimity in Writing .
... observed , the style is indeed raised , but the thought is degra- ded . In general it may be observed , that Beauty ana ogier 2 cusures uj △ aste . the 34 Sublimity in Writing .
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... observe respect- ing colours is , that those , chosen for beauty , are commonly delicate , rather than glaring . Such are the feathers of several kinds of birds , the leaves of flowers , and the fine variation of col- ours , shown by ...
... observe respect- ing colours is , that those , chosen for beauty , are commonly delicate , rather than glaring . Such are the feathers of several kinds of birds , the leaves of flowers , and the fine variation of col- ours , shown by ...
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