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... distinction between Taste and Genius , be-- ing thus explained ; the fources of the Pleafures of Tafte fhall next be confidered . Here a very extenfive field is opened ; no less , than all the Pleasures of the Imagina tion , as they are ...
... distinction between Taste and Genius , be-- ing thus explained ; the fources of the Pleafures of Tafte fhall next be confidered . Here a very extenfive field is opened ; no less , than all the Pleasures of the Imagina tion , as they are ...
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... distinction found in all tongues ; which must have been coeval with the origin of language fince there were few things , which men had more frequent neceffity of expreffing , than the dif tinction between one and more . In the Hebrew ...
... distinction found in all tongues ; which must have been coeval with the origin of language fince there were few things , which men had more frequent neceffity of expreffing , than the dif tinction between one and more . In the Hebrew ...
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... distinction of voices , viz . the active and paffive ; as " I love , or I am loved . " They admit also the distinction of modes , which are in- tended to exprefs the perceptions and volitions of the mind under different forms . The ...
... distinction of voices , viz . the active and paffive ; as " I love , or I am loved . " They admit also the distinction of modes , which are in- tended to exprefs the perceptions and volitions of the mind under different forms . The ...
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... distinction of the three persons I , thou , and he , constitutes the conjugation of verbs , which makes fo great a part of the Grammar of all languages . Conjugation is reckoned most perfect in those langua- ges , which by varying the ...
... distinction of the three persons I , thou , and he , constitutes the conjugation of verbs , which makes fo great a part of the Grammar of all languages . Conjugation is reckoned most perfect in those langua- ges , which by varying the ...
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... distinction in the meaning of fuch words is regarded , the more accu- rately and forcibly fhall we fpeak and write . STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES . A Proper conftruction of fentences is of fuch impor tance in every species of compofition ...
... distinction in the meaning of fuch words is regarded , the more accu- rately and forcibly fhall we fpeak and write . STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES . A Proper conftruction of fentences is of fuch impor tance in every species of compofition ...
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Page 234 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom...
Page 18 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 18 - Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
Page 17 - He made darkness His secret place: His pavilion round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Page 239 - The mountains saw thee, and they trembled : the overflowing of the water passed by : the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
Page 17 - In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Page 102 - Me miserable! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Page 106 - I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respite of that day That must be mortal to us both. O flowers That never will in other climate grow...
Page 84 - But God be thanked, his pride is greater than his ignorance, and what he wants in knowledge, he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there, is no more to be seen; when he is at the end of his line, he is at the bottom of the ocean; when he has shot his best, he is sure, none ever did nor ever can shoot better or beyond it. His own reason is the certain measure of truth, his own knowledge, of what is possible in nature...
Page 81 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty.