Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 - Criticism |
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Lord Henry Home Kames. ELEMENTS O F CRITICIS M. CHA P. X. Congruity and Propriety . M AN is diftinguifhed from the brute creation , not more re- markably by the superiority of his rational faculties , than by the greater delicacy of his ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. ELEMENTS O F CRITICIS M. CHA P. X. Congruity and Propriety . M AN is diftinguifhed from the brute creation , not more re- markably by the superiority of his rational faculties , than by the greater delicacy of his ...
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... propriety , when applied to drefs , beha- viour , or language ; that a decent garb , for example , is proper for a judge , modeft behaviour for a young woman , and a lofty 19 Nec vero illa parva vis naturæ eft rationifque , quod u- num ...
... propriety , when applied to drefs , beha- viour , or language ; that a decent garb , for example , is proper for a judge , modeft behaviour for a young woman , and a lofty 19 Nec vero illa parva vis naturæ eft rationifque , quod u- num ...
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... propriety . We are fo framed by nature , as to require a certain fuitableness or correfpondence among things connected by any relation . This fuitable- nefs or correfpondence is termed congruity or or propriety ; and the want of it ...
... propriety . We are fo framed by nature , as to require a certain fuitableness or correfpondence among things connected by any relation . This fuitable- nefs or correfpondence is termed congruity or or propriety ; and the want of it ...
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... propriety is one . De- ftitute of this fenfe , we could have no no- tion of congruity or propriety : the terms to us would be unintelligible * . As this fenfe is difplayed upon relations , it is reasonable beforehand to expect , that ...
... propriety is one . De- ftitute of this fenfe , we could have no no- tion of congruity or propriety : the terms to us would be unintelligible * . As this fenfe is difplayed upon relations , it is reasonable beforehand to expect , that ...
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... propriety is required in behaviour and manner of living ; because a man is con- nected with thefe by the relation of cause and effect . The fituation of a great house ought to be lofty ; for the relation betwixt an edifice and the ...
... propriety is required in behaviour and manner of living ; because a man is con- nected with thefe by the relation of cause and effect . The fituation of a great house ought to be lofty ; for the relation betwixt an edifice and the ...
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