Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Bind 1Richard Phillips, 1808 - 623 sider |
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... easily followed that malicious question , and all that in an instant of time ; for thought is quick . " I hope sufficient has been said to make you acquainted with what is meant by the associa- tion and train of ideas ; and what may ...
... easily followed that malicious question , and all that in an instant of time ; for thought is quick . " I hope sufficient has been said to make you acquainted with what is meant by the associa- tion and train of ideas ; and what may ...
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... easily explain why the style of one literary work is more pleasing than that of another , upon the very same principles that the matter of one is more interesting than that of another . I observed that histories of great events ...
... easily explain why the style of one literary work is more pleasing than that of another , upon the very same principles that the matter of one is more interesting than that of another . I observed that histories of great events ...
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... easily conceived to be a powerful instrument in the hands of a skilful writer or speaker , when we remember how strong and low gene- ral a passion curiosity is . The word itself has supplied a name to a very voluminous class of literary ...
... easily conceived to be a powerful instrument in the hands of a skilful writer or speaker , when we remember how strong and low gene- ral a passion curiosity is . The word itself has supplied a name to a very voluminous class of literary ...
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... easily perceive that this is only a paraphrase , or rather a translation from the Psalms . There is no author who will furnish you with finer examples of this branch of the sublime than Virgil . The description of the Storm in the first ...
... easily perceive that this is only a paraphrase , or rather a translation from the Psalms . There is no author who will furnish you with finer examples of this branch of the sublime than Virgil . The description of the Storm in the first ...
Side 54
... easily see , depends on the allusions . The ma- jestic state of the horse , which scorned to mend his pace , contrasted with the tenderness of his feet , and the comparison with that of Cæsar , are highly ludicrous . Contrariety or ...
... easily see , depends on the allusions . The ma- jestic state of the horse , which scorned to mend his pace , contrasted with the tenderness of his feet , and the comparison with that of Cæsar , are highly ludicrous . Contrariety or ...
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