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Page 76
... whole , ad- vance nearer to perfection . In the Silver - Age then , melody has been united with harmony , and both have been adorned by grace , tafte , and expreffion . If our practice and experience were to preclude a poffibility of ...
... whole , ad- vance nearer to perfection . In the Silver - Age then , melody has been united with harmony , and both have been adorned by grace , tafte , and expreffion . If our practice and experience were to preclude a poffibility of ...
Page 117
... whole within the scope of enjoyment ; while in a large one , it seems to be making vain attempts to approach what is cut of its reach ? We fancy a little parlour to come nearer , and be , as it were , part of ourselves ; while a great ...
... whole within the scope of enjoyment ; while in a large one , it seems to be making vain attempts to approach what is cut of its reach ? We fancy a little parlour to come nearer , and be , as it were , part of ourselves ; while a great ...
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... whole was richly covered as a plain chair , it is scarcely good enough for a country bar- ber's shop - where I heartily wish it had been fent , before the imitation occurred , which has fo much hurt this capital per- formance . In one ...
... whole was richly covered as a plain chair , it is scarcely good enough for a country bar- ber's shop - where I heartily wish it had been fent , before the imitation occurred , which has fo much hurt this capital per- formance . In one ...
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On a Reform of Parliament | 340 |
Authors fhould not exceed common Judgement | 351 |
Almanacks | 361 |
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Æneid alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brahmin Brazen-Age cauſe ceaſe circumftance common confequence confidered converfation courſe cuſtom deſtroyed diſcovered effect Emir eſtabliſhed exift exiſt expreffed fafely faid fame fays feem fenfation fent fhall fhew firft firſt flave fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture himſelf honour houſe idea increaſe inftances inſtead Iron-Age juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty loft meaſure ment moſt mufic muft muſic muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed painting perfection perfons perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion preſent principle produce purpoſe reaſon reft replied reſemblance reſpect reſt ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſed tafte taſte Thefe themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou Timur tion ture unleſs uſe uſual whoſe wiſh worfe worſe