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Grief) magnifies its caufe i. 190. occafions a falle
reckoning of time i. 211. is infectious i. 220.
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Grofs pleasure i. 137.
Guido) censured iii. 131.

Habit) ch. 14. ii. 81. diftinguished from cuftom ii. 82.
Harmony) or concord in objects of fight i. 156. Dif
tinguished from melody ii. 358. Note. As
Hatred) fignifies more commonly affection than pal
fion i. 146.

Hearing) in hearing we feel no impreffion iii. 380.
Henriade) cenfured iii. 178. 236. 243. 249.
Hexameter) Virgils hexameters extremely melodious;
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thofe of Horace not always fo ii. 357. Structure
of an hexameter line ii. 364. Rules for its ftruc-
ture ii. 367. Mufical paufes in an hexameter line
ii. 368. Wherein its melody confifts ii. 380.
Hippolytus) of Euripides cenfured ii. 197. iii. 286.
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288.
History) hiftories of conquerors and heroes fingularly
agreeable. Why? i. 72. 285. By what means does
hiftory raife our paffions i. 115. 118. It rejects poe-
rejects!
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tical images iii. 170.
Homer) defective in order and connection 1. 22.
35. His
language finely fuited to his fubject iii. 194. His
repetitions defended iii. 204. His poems in a great
measure dramatic iii. 220. cenfured iii. 246 2
Horace) defective in connection i. 35. His hexame-

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ters not always melodious ii. 358. Their defects pointed out ii. 380.

Horror) objects of horror ought to be banished from

poetry and painting iii. 213.

Humour) defined ii. 44. Humour in writing diftinguished from humour in character ii. 44.

Hyperbole iii. 89.

Hyppobacchius ii. 460.

Iambic verfe) its modulation faint ii, 358.

Iambus ii. 459.

Jane Shore) cenfured ii. 168.

Idea) fucceffion of ideas i. 381. Idea of memory defi ned iii. 382. cannot be innate iii. 382. Note. No general ideas iii. 383. Note. Idea of an object of fight more diftinct than of any other object iii. 384. Ideas diftinguished into three kinds iii. 386. Idea of imagination not so pleasant as an idea of memo, ry iii. 393.

Ideal prefence i. 107. &c.

Identity) of paffions and emotions i. 141.

Fet d'eau i. 313. 314. iii. 398, 310.

Jingle of words ii. 231.

Iliad) criticised iii. 263.

Imagination) not always at reft even in fleep i. 337. Effect in gardening of giving play to it iii. 318. Its power of fabricating images iii. 385.

Imitation) we naturally imitate virtuous actions i. 220. not those that are vicious i. 221. None of the fine arts imitate nature except painting and sculpture ii. 234. The agreeableness of imitation overbalances

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the disagreeableness of the fubject iii. 208. Diftant and faint imitations displease iii. 309.

Impreffion) made on the organ of fenfe iii. 380.

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Impropriety) in action raises contempt i. 340. Its punishment ii. 15. Impulse) a strong impulfe fucceeding a weak, makes a double impreffion: a weak impulfe fucceeding a ftrong, makes scarce any impreffion ii. 251. Infinite feries) becomes difagreeable when prolonged i. 365. Note.

Innate idea) there cannot be such a thing iii. 382.
Note.

Inftrument) the means or inftrument conceived to be
the agent iii. 98. &c.
Intellectual pleasure i. 2. 3.
Internal fenfe iii. 375.

Intrinsic beauty i. 244.

Intuitive conviction) of the veracity of our fenses i. 105. of the dignity of human nature ii. 29. iii. 361. of a common nature or standard in every species of beings iii. 356. and of the perfection of that standard iii. 357. alfo that it is invariable iii. 357. Intuitive conviction that the external figns of paffion are natural, and the fame in all men ii. 135Inverfion) an inverted ftyle defcribed ii. 290. &c. Inversion gives force and liveliness to the expreffion by fufpending the thought till the clofe ii. 324. Inverfion how regulated ii. 330. 331. 332. *Beauties of inverfion ii. 331. 332. Full scope for it in blank verfe ii. 438.

Ionicus ii. 461.

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Joy)

Joy) its caufe i. 65. infectious i. 220. confidered
with respect to dignity and meanness ii. 33.
Iphigenia) of Racine cenfured ii. 112.
Iphigenia in Tauris) cenfured iii. 287. 288. 289.
Irony) defined ii. 50.

Italian tongue) too smooth ii. 246. Note.

Judgement) and memory in perfection, feldom united
i. 28. Judgement feldom united with wit i. 28.
Julius Cæfar) of Shakespear cenfured ii. 200.
Justice) of lefs dignity than generosity or courage ii.

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Kent) his skill in gardening iii. 303.
Key-note ii. 348. 361.

Kitchen-garden iii. 315.

Labyrinth) in a garden iii. 310.

Landscape) why it is fo agreeable i. 156. The plea-
fure it gives explained i. 298. A landscape in paint-
ing ought to be confined to a fingle expreffion i.
376.

Language) power of language to raise emotions, whence
derived i. 12. 121. Language of paffion ch. 1.7.
ii. 204. broken and interrupted ii. 206. of impe-
tuous paffion ii. 210. of languid paffion ii. 210.
of calm emotions ii. 211. of turbulent passion ii.
211. Language elevated above the tone of the fenti-
ment ii. 224. too artificial or too figurative ii.
225. too light or airy ii. 227. Language how far
imitative of nature ii. 234. its beauty with refpect
to fignification ii. 235. 254. &c. its beauty with
respect to found ii. 238. it ought to correspond
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to the subject ii. 258. its ftructure explained ii. 285. Beauty of language from a refemblance betwixt found and fignification ii. 333. &c. The force of language proceeds from raising complete images iii. 174. its power of producing pleafant emotions iii. b208. Without language man would fcarce be a rational being iii. 406.

L'avare) of Moliere cenfured ii. 198. j povub T Laughter i. 338.

key dwang Laugh of derision or fcorn ii. 16. ulaga Jrug I Law) defined ii. 22.

Laws of human nature) neceffary fucceffion of per

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ceptions i. 21. 380. We never act but through the impulfe of defire i. 55. 222. An object loses its reelifh by familiarity i. 144. Paffions fudden in their a growth are equally fudden in their decay i. 148. 9.1. Every paffion ceases upon attaining its ultimate end i, 148, ampas Laws of motion) agreeable i. 255 dana nohus Les Freres ennemies) of Racine censured ii. 177. M Lex talionis) upon what principle founded i. 370, Line) definition of a regular line iii, 389(200l9zeM Littleness) is neither pleasant nor painful i; 272,3 Logic) cause of its obscurity and intricacy ii. 4138, Logio) improper in this climate iii. 327 i vores Love) to children accounted for i, 82. The love a man bears to his country explained i. 88. Love produced by pity is 93. It fignifies more commonly af. Defection than paffion i. 146. To a lover abfence appears long i 203. Love affumes the qualities of its object i. 219. confidered with refpect to dignity and meannefs ii. 33. feldom conftant when found

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