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... word. association. ,. and. it. is. necessary. perhaps. to. enter✓. upon a short explanation of it , since those plea- surable sensations , which may properly be called mental , and consequently those which are derived from the reading of ...
... word. association. ,. and. it. is. necessary. perhaps. to. enter✓. upon a short explanation of it , since those plea- surable sensations , which may properly be called mental , and consequently those which are derived from the reading of ...
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... words " nothing , " " little , " and even the word " ewe , " which marks the sex , as more gentle and defenceless , are all emphatic , and increase the interest- " which he had bought , " bought it out of his little savings , it was ...
... words " nothing , " " little , " and even the word " ewe , " which marks the sex , as more gentle and defenceless , are all emphatic , and increase the interest- " which he had bought , " bought it out of his little savings , it was ...
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... Nothing I apprehend need be added to con- vince you of the different effects to be produced by the manner of telling a very simple story , in other words , of the effect of style . From this example too you will see the truth of 16 STYLE .
... Nothing I apprehend need be added to con- vince you of the different effects to be produced by the manner of telling a very simple story , in other words , of the effect of style . From this example too you will see the truth of 16 STYLE .
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... word itself has supplied a name to a very voluminous class of literary productions , the professed object of which is to gratify their readers with some- thing novel or new . This passion seems indeed natural to creatures , who are in ...
... word itself has supplied a name to a very voluminous class of literary productions , the professed object of which is to gratify their readers with some- thing novel or new . This passion seems indeed natural to creatures , who are in ...
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... word sublimitas perfectly cor- responds , and our word sublime : though I think the grand would express it better in our language 28 THE SUBLIME LETTER IV The Sublime.
... word sublimitas perfectly cor- responds , and our word sublime : though I think the grand would express it better in our language 28 THE SUBLIME LETTER IV The Sublime.
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