Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 - Criticism |
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... it " to « lie in the affemblage of ideas ; and put- ting thofe together with quickness and xc cr variety , wherein can be found any resem- « blance H 2 " blance or congruity , thereby to make up pleasant Ch . XIII . 59 WIT .
... it " to « lie in the affemblage of ideas ; and put- ting thofe together with quickness and xc cr variety , wherein can be found any resem- « blance H 2 " blance or congruity , thereby to make up pleasant Ch . XIII . 59 WIT .
Page 67
... thofe that dwell therein well known ; Therefore there needs no more be said hère , We unto them refer our reader : For brevity is very good , When w ' are , or are not understood . I 2 Hudibras , canto 1 . But But Hudibras gave him a ...
... thofe that dwell therein well known ; Therefore there needs no more be said hère , We unto them refer our reader : For brevity is very good , When w ' are , or are not understood . I 2 Hudibras , canto 1 . But But Hudibras gave him a ...
Page 73
... thofe that remain have been more than once employed , the pleasure vanisheth with the novelty . I proceed to examples , which , as in the former cafe , shall be distributed into differ- ent claffes . A seeming resemblance from the ...
... thofe that remain have been more than once employed , the pleasure vanisheth with the novelty . I proceed to examples , which , as in the former cafe , shall be distributed into differ- ent claffes . A seeming resemblance from the ...
Page 86
... thofe of knowledge and virtue in particular . Children have scarce any sense of these pleasures ; and men very little , who are in the ftate of nature without culture . Our tafte for virtue and know- ledge improves flowly ; but is ...
... thofe of knowledge and virtue in particular . Children have scarce any sense of these pleasures ; and men very little , who are in the ftate of nature without culture . Our tafte for virtue and know- ledge improves flowly ; but is ...
Page 107
... de- gree while there is little pleasure in enjoy- ment , a voluptuous life is of all the leaft to be envied . Thofe who are accustomed O 2 to to high feeding , eafy vehicles , rich furni- ture Ch . XIV . 107 CUSTOM AND HABIT .
... de- gree while there is little pleasure in enjoy- ment , a voluptuous life is of all the leaft to be envied . Thofe who are accustomed O 2 to to high feeding , eafy vehicles , rich furni- ture Ch . XIV . 107 CUSTOM AND HABIT .
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