Essays: On Poetry and Music, as They Affect the Mind; on Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition; on the Usefulness of Classical Learning. By James Beattie, ... |
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... ridiculous : -and each of these perfons would de- fcribe it in a way fuitable to his own feelings , and tending to raise the fame in others . We fee in Milton's Allegro and Penferofo , how a different caft of mind produces a variety in ...
... ridiculous : -and each of these perfons would de- fcribe it in a way fuitable to his own feelings , and tending to raise the fame in others . We fee in Milton's Allegro and Penferofo , how a different caft of mind produces a variety in ...
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... ridiculous figure which your friend will probably cut in it a hundred years hence , you may array his picture according to the fashion . The hiftory of dreffes may be worth pre- ferving : ferving but who would have his image fet up ...
... ridiculous figure which your friend will probably cut in it a hundred years hence , you may array his picture according to the fashion . The hiftory of dreffes may be worth pre- ferving : ferving but who would have his image fet up ...
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... ridiculous . But Achilles and Sarpedon , Diomede and Hector , Neftor and Ulyffes , as drawn by Homer , muft in all ages , independently on fashion , command the attention and admiration of mankind . These have the qualities that are ...
... ridiculous . But Achilles and Sarpedon , Diomede and Hector , Neftor and Ulyffes , as drawn by Homer , muft in all ages , independently on fashion , command the attention and admiration of mankind . These have the qualities that are ...
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... ridiculous to an European ; and yet perhaps may appear fignificant and folemn to those who àre accustomed to hear them in the original language . Let it be obferved too , that Homer compofed his immortal work at a time when writing was ...
... ridiculous to an European ; and yet perhaps may appear fignificant and folemn to those who àre accustomed to hear them in the original language . Let it be obferved too , that Homer compofed his immortal work at a time when writing was ...
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... ridiculous , as a certain form of feature may fuit one face , which would not fuit another : — but it is by comparing together several beautiful mouths ( for example ) , remarking the peculiar charm of each ; and then conceiving an idea ...
... ridiculous , as a certain form of feature may fuit one face , which would not fuit another : — but it is by comparing together several beautiful mouths ( for example ) , remarking the peculiar charm of each ; and then conceiving an idea ...
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