Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - English literature |
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Page 69
... species of imbecile spruceness , per- vading all his productions . They must acknow- ledge , however , much clearness in his construc- tion , and will probably agree that his cadences are often peculiarly well turned , especially those ...
... species of imbecile spruceness , per- vading all his productions . They must acknow- ledge , however , much clearness in his construc- tion , and will probably agree that his cadences are often peculiarly well turned , especially those ...
Page 88
... species of patch- work which never effects his purpose , and which is always aukward and constrained . Of what Shaftesbury deemed a style of ease and simplicity , the following may be taken as an example : " To pretend to enjoy society ...
... species of patch- work which never effects his purpose , and which is always aukward and constrained . Of what Shaftesbury deemed a style of ease and simplicity , the following may be taken as an example : " To pretend to enjoy society ...
Page 146
... species is too large , but those very subordinate species themselves are too comprehensive . Of the three critics under con- sideration , the most instructive is , unquestion- ably , Longinus . The genus itself , under which he ranks ...
... species is too large , but those very subordinate species themselves are too comprehensive . Of the three critics under con- sideration , the most instructive is , unquestion- ably , Longinus . The genus itself , under which he ranks ...
Page 156
... species of prose composition , too , which borders on poetry , nothing is more re- markable than the predominance of phrases that recal to the memory glaring colours , and those splendid appearances of nature , which make a strong ...
... species of prose composition , too , which borders on poetry , nothing is more re- markable than the predominance of phrases that recal to the memory glaring colours , and those splendid appearances of nature , which make a strong ...
Page 158
... intellectual beings in the world besides ourselves , and several species . * Vide Stewart's Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind , P. 484 , to 487 . of spirits , who are subject to different laws and 158 ON THE CRITICAL ABILITIES.
... intellectual beings in the world besides ourselves , and several species . * Vide Stewart's Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind , P. 484 , to 487 . of spirits , who are subject to different laws and 158 ON THE CRITICAL ABILITIES.
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