Elements of Criticism..Charles Ingham, in Skinner Row, 1772 |
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... less agreeable to the ear , by the fulness , fweet- nefs , faintnefs , or roughness of their tones . These are but faint . beauties , being known to thofe only who have more than ordinary acutenefs of percep- tion . Language poffeffeth ...
... less agreeable to the ear , by the fulness , fweet- nefs , faintnefs , or roughness of their tones . These are but faint . beauties , being known to thofe only who have more than ordinary acutenefs of percep- tion . Language poffeffeth ...
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... less to the greater . In arranging the members of a peri- od , no writer equals Cicero : the beauty of the follow- ing * See the reafon , chap . 8 . + De ftructura perfectæ orationis , I , 2 . See Demetrius Phalereus of Elocution , fect ...
... less to the greater . In arranging the members of a peri- od , no writer equals Cicero : the beauty of the follow- ing * See the reafon , chap . 8 . + De ftructura perfectæ orationis , I , 2 . See Demetrius Phalereus of Elocution , fect ...
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... less than a provin- cial tone or idiom . The article the is one of the few monofyllables that is invariably short : fee how harsh is makes a line where it must be pronounced long : This nymph , to thẽ děstruction ōf mankind , D 3 Again ...
... less than a provin- cial tone or idiom . The article the is one of the few monofyllables that is invariably short : fee how harsh is makes a line where it must be pronounced long : This nymph , to thẽ děstruction ōf mankind , D 3 Again ...
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... less fitted for the fublime . And , thirdly , the long high - founding words that Hexameter admits , add greatly to its ma- jefty . To compenfate thefe advantages , English rhyme poffeffes a greater number and greater variety both of ...
... less fitted for the fublime . And , thirdly , the long high - founding words that Hexameter admits , add greatly to its ma- jefty . To compenfate thefe advantages , English rhyme poffeffes a greater number and greater variety both of ...
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... : but to ani- mate his verfe , and to addrefs a whole epiftle to it , as Boileau doth , is infupportable . The following paffage is not less faulty . Epiftle 10 . Her Her fate is whisper'd by the gentle breeze , And 162 Ch . XX . FIGURE S.
... : but to ani- mate his verfe , and to addrefs a whole epiftle to it , as Boileau doth , is infupportable . The following paffage is not less faulty . Epiftle 10 . Her Her fate is whisper'd by the gentle breeze , And 162 Ch . XX . FIGURE S.
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Página 193 - Why, well; Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
Página 145 - With deafning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Página 223 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all, but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Página 144 - To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable, and...
Página 144 - And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great, Under the canopies of costly state, And lull'd with sounds of sweetest melody?
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Página 144 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Página 206 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond, And do a wilful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who should say, " I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark...
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