Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Bind 1Richard Phillips, 1808 - 623 sider |
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Side 9
... truth must be con- fessed by any person who observes how much more numerous good , or at least tolerable writ- ers , are at present in this country than they were two centuries ago . Nature must create a Shakspeare , a Milton , a Pope ...
... truth must be con- fessed by any person who observes how much more numerous good , or at least tolerable writ- ers , are at present in this country than they were two centuries ago . Nature must create a Shakspeare , a Milton , a Pope ...
Side 16
... apprehend need be added to con- vince you of the different effects to be produced by the manner of telling a very simple story , in other words , of the effect of style . From this example too you will see the truth of 16 STYLE .
... apprehend need be added to con- vince you of the different effects to be produced by the manner of telling a very simple story , in other words , of the effect of style . From this example too you will see the truth of 16 STYLE .
Side 17
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. From this example too you will see the truth of an axiom , which is , I believe , generally ad- mitted . That it is by a clear and distinct re- capitulation of little circumstances , which ren- / der ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. From this example too you will see the truth of an axiom , which is , I believe , generally ad- mitted . That it is by a clear and distinct re- capitulation of little circumstances , which ren- / der ...
Side 19
... truth , that a style is 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 ...
... truth , that a style is 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 ...
Side 22
... truth and nature or not , will make little difference as to the practical part of our subject . It is enough that pleasure is derivable from the following sources , and that what is captivating in writers may in general be traced to one ...
... truth and nature or not , will make little difference as to the practical part of our subject . It is enough that pleasure is derivable from the following sources , and that what is captivating in writers may in general be traced to one ...
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