Elements of Criticism, Volume 1J. Bell and W. Creech, 1785 - 573 pages |
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... themselves ; and difdain to be ranked in any fect , whatever be the fcience . I am forc'd to except criticifm , which , by what fatality I know not , continues to be no less flavish in its principles nor less fubmiffive to authority ...
... themselves ; and difdain to be ranked in any fect , whatever be the fcience . I am forc'd to except criticifm , which , by what fatality I know not , continues to be no less flavish in its principles nor less fubmiffive to authority ...
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... themselves , are feldom fo with their rank or condition . After illuftrating the ob- fervation in a sprightly manner by feveral exam- ples ; the author , forgetting his fubject , enters up- on a declamation against avarice , which he ...
... themselves , are feldom fo with their rank or condition . After illuftrating the ob- fervation in a sprightly manner by feveral exam- ples ; the author , forgetting his fubject , enters up- on a declamation against avarice , which he ...
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... themselves to chance . Destitute of that branch of knowledge , in vain will either pretend to foretell what effect his work will have upon the heart . The principles of the fine arts , appear in this view to open a direct avenue to the ...
... themselves to chance . Destitute of that branch of knowledge , in vain will either pretend to foretell what effect his work will have upon the heart . The principles of the fine arts , appear in this view to open a direct avenue to the ...
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... themselves . He had no legs that practis'd not his gait : And speaking thick , which Nature made his blemish , Became the accents of the valiant : For those who could speak flow and tardily , Would turn their own perfection to abuse ...
... themselves . He had no legs that practis'd not his gait : And speaking thick , which Nature made his blemish , Became the accents of the valiant : For those who could speak flow and tardily , Would turn their own perfection to abuse ...
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... themselves have little refem- blance to each other : an example of which is a mistress in diftrefs , whose beauty gives pleasure , and her distress pain : these two emotions , proceed- ing from different views of the object , have very ...
... themselves have little refem- blance to each other : an example of which is a mistress in diftrefs , whose beauty gives pleasure , and her distress pain : these two emotions , proceed- ing from different views of the object , have very ...
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