Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Neill, 1807 - Criticism |
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... of particular founds , language fometimes furnisheth words , which , befide their customary power of ex- citing ideas , resemble by their foftnefs or harfh- A 2 nefs nefs the founds defcribed ; and there are words which ELEMENTS ...
... of particular founds , language fometimes furnisheth words , which , befide their customary power of ex- citing ideas , resemble by their foftnefs or harfh- A 2 nefs nefs the founds defcribed ; and there are words which ELEMENTS ...
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... fometimes are confcious of the highest plea- fure language can afford , when the subject ex- preffed is difagreeable : a thing that is loathfome , or a scene of horror to make one's hair stand on end , may be described in a manner fo ...
... fometimes are confcious of the highest plea- fure language can afford , when the subject ex- preffed is difagreeable : a thing that is loathfome , or a scene of horror to make one's hair stand on end , may be described in a manner fo ...
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... fometimes raised extremely fimilar to that raised by fucceffive motion ; which may be evident even to thofe who are defective in taste , from the fol- lowing fact , that the term movement in all lan- guages is equally applied to both ...
... fometimes raised extremely fimilar to that raised by fucceffive motion ; which may be evident even to thofe who are defective in taste , from the fol- lowing fact , that the term movement in all lan- guages is equally applied to both ...
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... fometimes is naturally led to do , in expref- fing a vehement paffion ... In reading , as in finging , there is a key - note : above this note the voice is frequently elevated , to make the found correfpond to the elevation of the ...
... fometimes is naturally led to do , in expref- fing a vehement paffion ... In reading , as in finging , there is a key - note : above this note the voice is frequently elevated , to make the found correfpond to the elevation of the ...
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... fometimes fo nearly as fcarce to be difcernible the melody of a recitative ap- proaches fometimes to that of a fong ; which , on the other hand , degenerates fometimes to that of a recitative . Nothing is more distinguishable from profe ...
... fometimes fo nearly as fcarce to be difcernible the melody of a recitative ap- proaches fometimes to that of a fong ; which , on the other hand , degenerates fometimes to that of a recitative . Nothing is more distinguishable from profe ...
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