Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Bind 1Richard Phillips, 1808 - 623 sider |
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Side 41
... consider and to reason upon it ; it is sufficient if it is only natural . As is the case with the sublime , there are two principal circumstances which are productive of this affection : -First , when the story or sen- timent is ...
... consider and to reason upon it ; it is sufficient if it is only natural . As is the case with the sublime , there are two principal circumstances which are productive of this affection : -First , when the story or sen- timent is ...
Side 64
... consider how you would have described the same scene , or the same action ‹ ; whether you would have chosen the samė figures or phrases , or placed the object in a similar light . Style may be divided into two kinds , the plain and the ...
... consider how you would have described the same scene , or the same action ‹ ; whether you would have chosen the samė figures or phrases , or placed the object in a similar light . Style may be divided into two kinds , the plain and the ...
Side 80
... consider as offences against pu- rity . On this occasion I shall pursue the same order as before , and consider purity of style , first , as it regards the choice of words ; and secondly , as referring to arrangement . The offences ...
... consider as offences against pu- rity . On this occasion I shall pursue the same order as before , and consider purity of style , first , as it regards the choice of words ; and secondly , as referring to arrangement . The offences ...
Side 117
... considering the nature of his subjects . On this account Mr. Addison shewed his judgment in not attempting the part of an orator in parliament . His style was not adapted to it . In fine , to use the words of an incompa- rable critic ...
... considering the nature of his subjects . On this account Mr. Addison shewed his judgment in not attempting the part of an orator in parliament . His style was not adapted to it . In fine , to use the words of an incompa- rable critic ...
Side 128
... ever succeed in amplification or any subject . Yet I think I may recommend to you , when you are to write on any subject , to sit down previously and consider it in all its parts , circumstances and relations 128 AMPLIFICATION .
... ever succeed in amplification or any subject . Yet I think I may recommend to you , when you are to write on any subject , to sit down previously and consider it in all its parts , circumstances and relations 128 AMPLIFICATION .
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