An Abridgement of Lectures on RhetoricT. and J. Swords, 1813 - 287 pages |
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... tion . But , though rules and instructions cannot comprehend every thing which is requisite , they may afford considerable use and advan- tage . If they cannot inspire genius , they can give it direction and assistance . If they cannot ...
... tion . But , though rules and instructions cannot comprehend every thing which is requisite , they may afford considerable use and advan- tage . If they cannot inspire genius , they can give it direction and assistance . If they cannot ...
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... gener- ally . For example , Aristotle's rules concerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic composi- tion were not first discovered by logical reason- Genius . ing , and then applied to poetry ; B..2 . BLAIR'S LECTURES . 13.
... gener- ally . For example , Aristotle's rules concerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic composi- tion were not first discovered by logical reason- Genius . ing , and then applied to poetry ; B..2 . BLAIR'S LECTURES . 13.
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... tion of an action , which is one and entire , beyond what we receive from the relation of scattered and unconnected facts . A superior Genius indeed will of himself , un- instructed , compose in such manner , as is agree- able to the ...
... tion of an action , which is one and entire , beyond what we receive from the relation of scattered and unconnected facts . A superior Genius indeed will of himself , un- instructed , compose in such manner , as is agree- able to the ...
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... tion and irresistible force of that mass of waters . Wherever space is concerned , it is evident , that amplitude or greatness of extent in one dimension or other is necessary to grandeur . Remove all bounds from any objeet and you ...
... tion and irresistible force of that mass of waters . Wherever space is concerned , it is evident , that amplitude or greatness of extent in one dimension or other is necessary to grandeur . Remove all bounds from any objeet and you ...
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... tion . The debasing effect of this idea will ap- pear in a stronger light , from observing what a figure it makes in a poem of Sir Richard Black- more ; who , through an extravagant perversity of taste , selected it for the principal ...
... tion . The debasing effect of this idea will ap- pear in a stronger light , from observing what a figure it makes in a poem of Sir Richard Black- more ; who , through an extravagant perversity of taste , selected it for the principal ...
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