Elements of Criticism, Volume 1J. Bell and W. Creech, 1785 - 573 pages |
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Page 25
... Elevation touches the mind no less 曩* * A train of perceptions or ideas , with refpect to its uniformity and variety , is handled afterward , chap.9 . than than grandeur doth ; and in raifing the mind to Ch . 1 . 25 IN A TRAIN .
... Elevation touches the mind no less 曩* * A train of perceptions or ideas , with refpect to its uniformity and variety , is handled afterward , chap.9 . than than grandeur doth ; and in raifing the mind to Ch . 1 . 25 IN A TRAIN .
Page 26
... elevation ; and therefore , the pleasure of falling with rain , and descending gradually with a river , prevails over that of mounting upward . But where the course of nature is joined with ele , vation , the effect muft be delightful ...
... elevation ; and therefore , the pleasure of falling with rain , and descending gradually with a river , prevails over that of mounting upward . But where the course of nature is joined with ele , vation , the effect muft be delightful ...
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... elevation , which is , that the mind attached to beauties of a high rank , cannot defcend to inferior beauties . The best artists accordingly have in all ages been go- * See the Appendix , containing definitions , and ex- planation of ...
... elevation , which is , that the mind attached to beauties of a high rank , cannot defcend to inferior beauties . The best artists accordingly have in all ages been go- * See the Appendix , containing definitions , and ex- planation of ...
Page 210
... elevation of an object affects us no lefs than its magnitude : a high place is chofen for the ftatue of a deity or hero a tree growing on the brink of a precipice , looks charming when viewed from the plain below a throne is erected for ...
... elevation of an object affects us no lefs than its magnitude : a high place is chofen for the ftatue of a deity or hero a tree growing on the brink of a precipice , looks charming when viewed from the plain below a throne is erected for ...
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... elevation in the latter . The emotions raised by great and by elevated objects , are clearly distinguishable , not only în the internal feeling , but even in their external expref- fions . A great object makes the spectator endea- vour ...
... elevation in the latter . The emotions raised by great and by elevated objects , are clearly distinguishable , not only în the internal feeling , but even in their external expref- fions . A great object makes the spectator endea- vour ...
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