ELEMENTS
OF
CRITICISM.

In THREE VOLUMES.
VOLUME II.
EDINBURGH:
Printed for A. Millar, London;
AND
A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh,
MDCCLXII.

CONTENTS.

			Vol.	Pag.
Introduction,			1	1
Ch.	1.	Perceptions and ideas in a train,	1	21
Ch.	2.	Emotions and passions,	1	42
Ch.	3.	Beauty,	1	241
Ch.	4.	Grandeur and sublimity,	1	264
Ch.	5.	Motion and force,	1	309
Ch.	6.	Novelty, and the unexpected appearance of objects,	1	319
Ch.	7.	Risible objects,	1	337
Ch.	8.	Resemblance and contrast,	1	345
Ch.	9.	Uniformity and variety,	1	380
Ch.	[10]	[Congruity and propriety,]	2	[2]
Ch.	[11]	[Dignity and meanness,]	2	[27]
Ch.	[12]	[Ridicule,]	2	[40]
Ch.	[13]	[Wit,]	2	[58]
Ch.	[14]	[Custom and habit,]	2	[80]
Ch.	[15]	[External signs of emotions and passions,]	2	[116]
Ch.	[16]	[Sentiments,]	2	[149]
Ch.	[17]	[Language of passion,]	2	[204]
Ch.	[18]	[Beauty of language,]	2	[234]
Ch.	19	Comparisons,	3	3
Ch.	20	Figures,	3	53
Ch.	21	Narration and description,	3	169
Ch.	22	Epic and dramatic compositions,	3	218
Ch.	23	The three unities,	3	259
Ch.	24	Gardening and architecture,	3	294
Ch.	25	Standard of taste,	3	351
Appendix,			3	375
[Index to volume II.]

Congruity and Propriety.