Elements of Criticism: In Three Volumes. ...A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... Ridicule , 269 Ch . 13. Wit , I 281 Ch . 14. Cuftom and babit , 296 Ch . 15. External figns of emotions and passions , 317 Ch . 16. Sentiments , I 336 Ch . 17. Language of passion , .. I 371 Ch . 18. Beauty of language , 2 3 Ch . 19 ...
... Ridicule , 269 Ch . 13. Wit , I 281 Ch . 14. Cuftom and babit , 296 Ch . 15. External figns of emotions and passions , 317 Ch . 16. Sentiments , I 336 Ch . 17. Language of passion , .. I 371 Ch . 18. Beauty of language , 2 3 Ch . 19 ...
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... Ridicule , which chiefly arifes from pride , a fel- fifh paffion , is at beft but a grofs pleasure . A people , it is true , must have emerged out of bar- barity before they can have a tafte for ridicule . But is is too rough an ...
... Ridicule , which chiefly arifes from pride , a fel- fifh paffion , is at beft but a grofs pleasure . A people , it is true , must have emerged out of bar- barity before they can have a tafte for ridicule . But is is too rough an ...
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... ridicule . I avenge my- felf of the pain a ridiculous object . gives me by a laugh of derifion . A rifible object A rifible object on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is altogether pleasant by a certain fort of titillation , which ...
... ridicule . I avenge my- felf of the pain a ridiculous object . gives me by a laugh of derifion . A rifible object A rifible object on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is altogether pleasant by a certain fort of titillation , which ...
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... Ridicule will be more fully explained afterward : the prefent chap ter is appropriated to the other emotion . Rifible objects are fo common and fo well under- ftood , that it is unneceffary to confume paper or time upon them . Take the ...
... Ridicule will be more fully explained afterward : the prefent chap ter is appropriated to the other emotion . Rifible objects are fo common and fo well under- ftood , that it is unneceffary to confume paper or time upon them . Take the ...
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... ridicule make not an agreeable mixture with grandeur . Diffimilar emotions have a fine ef- fect in a flow fucceffion ; but in a rapid fucceffion , which approaches to co - existence , they will not be relifhed . In the midst of a ...
... ridicule make not an agreeable mixture with grandeur . Diffimilar emotions have a fine ef- fect in a flow fucceffion ; but in a rapid fucceffion , which approaches to co - existence , they will not be relifhed . In the midst of a ...
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