Elements of Criticism (Vol. 1-3): Complete EditionElements of Criticism the view of static or subjective tenets in literary composition, and endeavors to create a novel hypothesis based on the principles of human nature. The late eighteenth-century practice of sentimental prose was coupled with his idea that the legitimate rules of critique are obtained from the human heart._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ |
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... feelings of the former from those of the latter. A feeling pleasant or painful cannot exist but in the mind; and yet ... feeling caused by that impression. And because such feelings seem to be placed externally at the organ of sense, we ...
... feelings of the former from those of the latter. A feeling pleasant or painful cannot exist but in the mind; and yet ... feeling caused by that impression. And because such feelings seem to be placed externally at the organ of sense, we ...
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... feelings, as well as those that are intellectual. Harmony, though it aspires to inflame devotion, disdains not to improve the relish of a banquet. The pleasures of the eye and ear have other valuable properties beside those of dignity ...
... feelings, as well as those that are intellectual. Harmony, though it aspires to inflame devotion, disdains not to improve the relish of a banquet. The pleasures of the eye and ear have other valuable properties beside those of dignity ...
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... feelings. The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear, disregarding the inferior senses. A taste for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many soils; but, without culture, scarce to perfection in any ...
... feelings. The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear, disregarding the inferior senses. A taste for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many soils; but, without culture, scarce to perfection in any ...
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... feeling, without interposing any sort of judgment, poetry, music, painting, are mere pastime. In the prime of life, indeed, they are delightful, being supported by the force of novelty, and the heat of imagination. But they lose their ...
... feeling, without interposing any sort of judgment, poetry, music, painting, are mere pastime. In the prime of life, indeed, they are delightful, being supported by the force of novelty, and the heat of imagination. But they lose their ...
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... feels no joy but in gratifying his ruling passion by the discovery of errors and blemishes. Pride, on the other hand, finds in the constitution no enemy more formidable than a delicate and discerning taste. The man upon whom nature and ...
... feels no joy but in gratifying his ruling passion by the discovery of errors and blemishes. Pride, on the other hand, finds in the constitution no enemy more formidable than a delicate and discerning taste. The man upon whom nature and ...
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