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... beauty of one kind or other ; of what is orderly , proportioned , grand , har- monious , new , or sprightly . Nor does there prevail less generally a disrelish of whatever is gross , dispro- portioned , disorderly , and discordant . In ...
... beauty of one kind or other ; of what is orderly , proportioned , grand , har- monious , new , or sprightly . Nor does there prevail less generally a disrelish of whatever is gross , dispro- portioned , disorderly , and discordant . In ...
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... beauty , and of improved understanding . To be satisfied of this , we may observe , that the greater part of the pro- ductions of genius are no other than imitations of na- ture representations of the characters , actions , or manners ...
... beauty , and of improved understanding . To be satisfied of this , we may observe , that the greater part of the pro- ductions of genius are no other than imitations of na- ture representations of the characters , actions , or manners ...
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... beauty in works of genius . Criticism is an art founded entirely on experience ; on the observation of such beauties as have been found to please mankind most generally . For ex- ample , Aristotle's rules concerning the unity of ac ...
... beauty in works of genius . Criticism is an art founded entirely on experience ; on the observation of such beauties as have been found to please mankind most generally . For ex- ample , Aristotle's rules concerning the unity of ac ...
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... beauty : be met with ? What is said of a universal genius ? -When is there the fairest prospect of eminence in any one object ? —Illus- trate . - Who are interested in this remark ? -Why ? What has been explained ? -What is next to be ...
... beauty : be met with ? What is said of a universal genius ? -When is there the fairest prospect of eminence in any one object ? —Illus- trate . - Who are interested in this remark ? -Why ? What has been explained ? -What is next to be ...
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... beauty which we discern in them ; but , when we endeavour to go a step beyond this , and inquire , why regularity and variety produce in our minds the sensation of beauty ; any reason , we can assign , is extremely imperfect . Those ...
... beauty which we discern in them ; but , when we endeavour to go a step beyond this , and inquire , why regularity and variety produce in our minds the sensation of beauty ; any reason , we can assign , is extremely imperfect . Those ...
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