Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1765 - Criticism |
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... fome refemblance to the motion they fignify . This imitative power of words goes one step farther : the loftiness of fome words , makes them proper fymbols of lofty i- deas ; a rough fubject is imitated by harfh - found- ing words ; and ...
... fome refemblance to the motion they fignify . This imitative power of words goes one step farther : the loftiness of fome words , makes them proper fymbols of lofty i- deas ; a rough fubject is imitated by harfh - found- ing words ; and ...
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... fome high or fharp , fome low or flat : a fmall cavity occafions a high found ; a large cavity a cavity 6 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII . 1 ...
... fome high or fharp , fome low or flat : a fmall cavity occafions a high found ; a large cavity a cavity 6 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII . 1 ...
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... fome measure be difagreeable . But with respect to agreeable founds , it appears , that a double found is always more agreeable than a fingle found : every one who has an ear muft be fenfible , that the diph- thongs oi or ai are more ...
... fome measure be difagreeable . But with respect to agreeable founds , it appears , that a double found is always more agreeable than a fingle found : every one who has an ear muft be fenfible , that the diph- thongs oi or ai are more ...
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... that a vague or obfcure expreffion , is apt to gain favour with those who neglect to examine it with a critical eye : to fome it carries B 3 that • that fenfe which they relish the moft ; and Sect . II . BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . 21.
... that a vague or obfcure expreffion , is apt to gain favour with those who neglect to examine it with a critical eye : to fome it carries B 3 that • that fenfe which they relish the moft ; and Sect . II . BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . 21.
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... fome parts intimately united , fome flightly , fome disjoined , and fome directly opposed to each other . To find these conjunctions and dis- junctions imitated in the expreffion , is a great beauty ; becaufe fuch imitation makes the ...
... fome parts intimately united , fome flightly , fome disjoined , and fome directly opposed to each other . To find these conjunctions and dis- junctions imitated in the expreffion , is a great beauty ; becaufe fuch imitation makes the ...
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