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Page 374
... thought is communicated with perspicuity and sprightliness . This beauty of lan- guage , arising from its power of expressing thought , is apt to be confounded with the beauty of the thought itself : the beauty of thought , transferred ...
... thought is communicated with perspicuity and sprightliness . This beauty of lan- guage , arising from its power of expressing thought , is apt to be confounded with the beauty of the thought itself : the beauty of thought , transferred ...
Page 386
... thought , the similar emotions mix sweetly in the mind , and double the pleasure ; * but where the impressions made by the thought and the words are dissimilar , the unnatural union they are forced into is disagreeable . † This ...
... thought , the similar emotions mix sweetly in the mind , and double the pleasure ; * but where the impressions made by the thought and the words are dissimilar , the unnatural union they are forced into is disagreeable . † This ...
Page 817
... thought , 21-22 ; sentiments as thoughts prompted by emotions and passions , 311 , 741 ; uni- formity of thought and expression , 386-94 ; wit in thought , 264-72 threatening , 298 three unities : action , unity of , 670-73 , 678 ; time ...
... thought , 21-22 ; sentiments as thoughts prompted by emotions and passions , 311 , 741 ; uni- formity of thought and expression , 386-94 ; wit in thought , 264-72 threatening , 298 three unities : action , unity of , 670-73 , 678 ; time ...
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