Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Neill, 1807 - Criticism |
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... thing that is loathfome , or a scene of horror to make one's hair ftand on end , may be described in a manner fo lively , as that the difagreeablenefs of the fubject fhall not even obfcure the agreeableness of the defcription . The ...
... thing that is loathfome , or a scene of horror to make one's hair ftand on end , may be described in a manner fo lively , as that the difagreeablenefs of the fubject fhall not even obfcure the agreeableness of the defcription . The ...
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... thing harsh or rugged , ought not to be fmooth ; therefore forc'd with an apoftrophe , is better than forced , without it . Another exception is where the penult fyllable ends with a vowel ; in that cafe the final fyllable ed may be ...
... thing harsh or rugged , ought not to be fmooth ; therefore forc'd with an apoftrophe , is better than forced , without it . Another exception is where the penult fyllable ends with a vowel ; in that cafe the final fyllable ed may be ...
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... things tranfacted at different periods of time . Hence a want of neatnefs in the follow- ing expreffion . The nobility too , whom the King had no means of retaining by fuitable offices and preferments , had been feized with the general ...
... things tranfacted at different periods of time . Hence a want of neatnefs in the follow- ing expreffion . The nobility too , whom the King had no means of retaining by fuitable offices and preferments , had been feized with the general ...
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... things that are oppofite to each other in the thought . Example : Henry IV . of France introducing the Marefchal Biron to fome of his friends , " Here , Gentlemen , " fays he , " is the Marefchal Biron , whom I freely prefent both to my ...
... things that are oppofite to each other in the thought . Example : Henry IV . of France introducing the Marefchal Biron to fome of his friends , " Here , Gentlemen , " fays he , " is the Marefchal Biron , whom I freely prefent both to my ...
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... things that are se- parated in reality . Of errors against this rule take the following examples . Behold , thou art fair , my beloved , yea pleasant ; alfo our bed is green . Cæfar , defcribing the Suevi : Atque in eam fe confuetudinem ...
... things that are se- parated in reality . Of errors against this rule take the following examples . Behold , thou art fair , my beloved , yea pleasant ; alfo our bed is green . Cæfar , defcribing the Suevi : Atque in eam fe confuetudinem ...
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Page 155 - ... to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide : If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.
Page 238 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 335 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond, And do a wilful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who should say, " I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark...
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Page 187 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 279 - Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Page 229 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times.
Page 350 - Should I turn upon the true prince ? Why, thou knowest, I am as valiant as Hercules: but beware instinct; the lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter ; I was a coward on instinct.
Page 146 - But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire.