Elements of Criticism, Band 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... . With refpect to the latter , a comparison may be employ'd to produce various pleasures by different means . First , by fuggefting fome unusual * Chap . 8 . A 2 resemblance resemblance or contraft : fecond , by fet- ting an ELEMENTS ...
... . With refpect to the latter , a comparison may be employ'd to produce various pleasures by different means . First , by fuggefting fome unusual * Chap . 8 . A 2 resemblance resemblance or contraft : fecond , by fet- ting an ELEMENTS ...
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... resemblance or contraft . Ob- jects of hearing may be compared , as also of tafte , and of touch . But the chief fund of comparison are objects of fight ; because , in writing or speaking , things can only be compared in idea , and the ...
... resemblance or contraft . Ob- jects of hearing may be compared , as also of tafte , and of touch . But the chief fund of comparison are objects of fight ; because , in writing or speaking , things can only be compared in idea , and the ...
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... resemblance or contraft : 1 Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity , Which , like the toad , ugly and venomous , Wears yet a precious jewel in her head . As you like it , aƐt 2. Sc . 1 . Gardiner . Bolingbroke hath feiz'd the wasteful : King ...
... resemblance or contraft : 1 Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity , Which , like the toad , ugly and venomous , Wears yet a precious jewel in her head . As you like it , aƐt 2. Sc . 1 . Gardiner . Bolingbroke hath feiz'd the wasteful : King ...
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... resemblance ; others have the fame effect by contrast : York . I am the last of Noble Edward's fons , Of whom thy father , Prince of Wales , was first : In war , was never lion rag'd more fierce ; In peace , was never gentle lamb more ...
... resemblance ; others have the fame effect by contrast : York . I am the last of Noble Edward's fons , Of whom thy father , Prince of Wales , was first : In war , was never lion rag'd more fierce ; In peace , was never gentle lamb more ...
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... resemblance ; of which the following com- parison of Lucan is a remarkable instance , Victrix caufa diis placuit , fed victa Catoni . Confidering that the Heathen deities pof- feffed a rank but one degree above that of mankind , I think ...
... resemblance ; of which the following com- parison of Lucan is a remarkable instance , Victrix caufa diis placuit , fed victa Catoni . Confidering that the Heathen deities pof- feffed a rank but one degree above that of mankind , I think ...
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abſtract action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo allegory alſo appears beauty becauſe beſt betwixt Carm caufe cauſe chap circumſtances compariſon compofition confidered Cymbeline defcribed defcription diſtinguiſhed effect emotions employ'd Eneid epic poem epic poetry Euripides expreffed expreffion fame fcene feems fenfe fenfible fenſe fhall fignify figure of ſpeech fimile fingle firft firſt fize fome fpectator fpeech ftandard ftill fubject fuch garden Grecian hath Henry VI himſelf Horat houſe Iliad imagination impreffion inftances itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure metaphor mind moſt Mozambic muſt nature neceffary obfervation objects occafion oppofite ornament paffage paffion Paradife Loft perfon perfonification pleaſe pleaſure poet precife preſent principle proper proportion purpoſe raiſe reaſon reliſh repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſpect Richard II ſcarce ſcene ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate ſuch tafte taſte thee thefe theſe thing thoſe thou tion tragedy uſe word Zacynthus
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Seite 167 - pond ; And do a wilful ftillnefs .entertain, .... . , With purpofe to be drefs'd in an, opinion, Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit.; As who fhould fay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! O my Anthonio, I
Seite 155 - truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myfelf now, and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A ftill and quiet conference. The King has cur'd me, I humbly thank his Grace; and, from thefe fhoulders, Thefe ruin'd pillars, out of pity taken A load would fink a navy, too much honour. Henry
Seite 64 - Seal up the fhip-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious furge; And in the vifitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monftrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the flipp'ry
Seite 63 - Within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king, Keeps Death his court; and there the antic fits, Scoffing his ftate, and grinning at his pomp; Allowing him a breath, a little fcene To
Seite 366 - And hence it is, that an object feen at the termination of a confined view, is more agreeable than when feen in a group with the furrounding objects. The crow doth fing as fweetly as the lark When neither is attended; and, I think, The nightingale, if flie
Seite 64 - in an hour fo rude ; And, in the calmeft and the ftilleft night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king ? Then, happy low! lie down ; Uneafy lies the head that wears a crown. Second Part Henry IV.
Seite 12 - 5* Thou divine Nature! how thyfelf thou blazon'ft In thefe two princely boys! they are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet, Not wagging his fweet head ; and yet as rough, (Their royal blood inchaf'd) as the rud'ft wind, That by the top doth take the mountain-pine, And make him ftoop
Seite 33 - Give me the crown.—Here, coufin, feize the crown, Here, on this fide, my hand; on that fide, thine; Now is this golden crown like a deep- well, That owes two buckets, filling one another ; The emptier ever dancing in the air, The other down, unfeen and full of water;
Seite 131 - butcher ; and then gives vent to his refentment ; but ftill with manlinefs and dignity: O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. But, gentle Heav'n! Cut fhort all intermiflion : front to front Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myfelf; Within my fword's length fet him
Seite 14 - peace, was never gentle lamb more mild ; Than was that young and princely gentleman, His face thou haft; for even fo look'd he, Accomplifh'd with the number of thy hours. But when he frown'd, it was againft the French, And not againft his friends. His noble hand Did win what he did fpend;