Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious Narratives, with Observations on Some of the Most EminentMundell, 1805 - 174 strán (strany) |
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... actions , and even their very defects . In regard to the choice of associates , this , though a point of the last importance , does not properly belong to the present subject . The question is respecting the comparative merits of real ...
... actions , and even their very defects . In regard to the choice of associates , this , though a point of the last importance , does not properly belong to the present subject . The question is respecting the comparative merits of real ...
Strana 24
... action ; to the entire exclusion of imagination and feel- ing . This , as man is now constituted , can- not be considered as forming the perfection of his nature ; and , in a work of this kind , it must be peculiarly ill calculated for ...
... action ; to the entire exclusion of imagination and feel- ing . This , as man is now constituted , can- not be considered as forming the perfection of his nature ; and , in a work of this kind , it must be peculiarly ill calculated for ...
Strana 26
... action , there is no room for the formation of habits , which can alone constitute a virtuous character . No such opportunity is here afforded ; and thus , say these reasoners , the emotions , which will never again recur with equal ...
... action , there is no room for the formation of habits , which can alone constitute a virtuous character . No such opportunity is here afforded ; and thus , say these reasoners , the emotions , which will never again recur with equal ...
Strana 36
... actions described , but the very spirit from which they proceed . There seems a danger that the other mode may pro- duce an emulation tinctured with vanity ; rather a wish to have the same things told of us , than a disposition to do ...
... actions described , but the very spirit from which they proceed . There seems a danger that the other mode may pro- duce an emulation tinctured with vanity ; rather a wish to have the same things told of us , than a disposition to do ...
Strana 41
... action must run through the whole , to which all the rest are subordi- nate . The advantage of this is not to be denied ; though I hardly think it entitled to hold the first rank among the merits of these compositions . Nor is that ...
... action must run through the whole , to which all the rest are subordi- nate . The advantage of this is not to be denied ; though I hardly think it entitled to hold the first rank among the merits of these compositions . Nor is that ...
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Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
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acquainted actions admiration Æneas Æneid affords agreeable altogether amusement appear apply beauties become certainly chiefly chivalry circumstances composition conduct considered cumstances danger degree delineation discover display disposition doubt drawn elegant embellish epic poetry excels exhibiting extremely fancy favour favourite feeling fiction fictitious former frequently genius Gil Blas give habits Heloise hero Homer Iliad impression improvement instruction interesting Joseph Andrews kind latter less Madame de Genlis mankind manners MARIVAUX means merit mind mode of writing moral narrative neral object of imitation observation opinion particular passion peculiar perfect character perform perhaps poem poetical poetry portunity possess probably produced proper qualities racter reader real events reason refinement regard respect rhymes rience Roger de Coverley romances scenes seems sentiments shew Smollet species spectator style tain taste Telemachus tend tendency thing thor tion Tom Jones truth turally views of human Virgil virtue virtuous whole writer Xenophon