Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Bind 1Richard Phillips, 1808 - 623 sider |
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... interesting than that of another . If instruction was the sole end of reading , that style which conveyed knowledge in the simplest terms , with the greatest clear- ness and correctness , would be preferable to every other . This style ...
... interesting than that of another . If instruction was the sole end of reading , that style which conveyed knowledge in the simplest terms , with the greatest clear- ness and correctness , would be preferable to every other . This style ...
Side 12
... interesting than that of another . I observed that histories of great events , tragedies , or ingenious fictions of human actions and events , always interest more than any other literary productions , and the reason is , that they ...
... interesting than that of another . I observed that histories of great events , tragedies , or ingenious fictions of human actions and events , always interest more than any other literary productions , and the reason is , that they ...
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... interesting than his plays founded on the English history , though the latter are so far correspondent to fact , that many of the speeches are nearly a literal tran- script from the antient chronicles .. It is the picture of the little ...
... interesting than his plays founded on the English history , though the latter are so far correspondent to fact , that many of the speeches are nearly a literal tran- script from the antient chronicles .. It is the picture of the little ...
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. to an animated or interesting narrative or de- scription . That style will engage us most which calls up the most lively and vivid images , which upon the principle of association shall excite ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. to an animated or interesting narrative or de- scription . That style will engage us most which calls up the most lively and vivid images , which upon the principle of association shall excite ...
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... interesting and impressive in proportion to the variety of vivid images it presents , provided they are strictly connected with the subject , and calculated to excite corresponding emotions in the mind . You must carry in your mind that ...
... interesting and impressive in proportion to the variety of vivid images it presents , provided they are strictly connected with the subject , and calculated to excite corresponding emotions in the mind . You must carry in your mind that ...
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