Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Zväzok 1J. Cranwell, 1817 |
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... thing , whether important or trifling , that hap- pened to become for the moment the object of his atten- tion . This habit of mind , tempered with the most unsus- pecting simplicity , and united to eminent talents and in- flexible ...
... thing , whether important or trifling , that hap- pened to become for the moment the object of his atten- tion . This habit of mind , tempered with the most unsus- pecting simplicity , and united to eminent talents and in- flexible ...
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... thing . He estimates with propriety the comparative merit of the se- veral beauties which he meets with in any work of genius ; refers them to their proper classes ; assigns the principles , as far as they can be traced , whence their ...
... thing . He estimates with propriety the comparative merit of the se- veral beauties which he meets with in any work of genius ; refers them to their proper classes ; assigns the principles , as far as they can be traced , whence their ...
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Hugh Blair. I BEGIN by observing , that if there be no such thing as any standard of taste , this consequence must ... things . BUT to prevent mistakes on this subject , it is necessary to observe next , that the diversity of tastes ...
Hugh Blair. I BEGIN by observing , that if there be no such thing as any standard of taste , this consequence must ... things . BUT to prevent mistakes on this subject , it is necessary to observe next , that the diversity of tastes ...
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... things of the same kind . Thus a standard weight or measure is that which is appointed by law to regulate all other measures and weights . Thus the court is said to be the standard of good breeding ; and the Scripture , of theological ...
... things of the same kind . Thus a standard weight or measure is that which is appointed by law to regulate all other measures and weights . Thus the court is said to be the standard of good breeding ; and the Scripture , of theological ...
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... things . The difference between them can be clearly pointed out ; and it is of im- portance to remember it . Taste consists in the power of judging ; genius in the power of exe- cuting . One may have a considerable degree of taste in ...
... things . The difference between them can be clearly pointed out ; and it is of im- portance to remember it . Taste consists in the power of judging ; genius in the power of exe- cuting . One may have a considerable degree of taste in ...
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