10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMISERABLE»
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commiserable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
commiserable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Since, therefore, it is necessary that the composition of the most beautiful tragedy,
should not be simple, but complex, and that it should be imitative of things of a
dreadful and commiserable nature (for this is the peculiarity of such an imitation)
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The Rhetoric, Poetic and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, ...
Since, therefore, it is necessary that the composition of the most beautiful tragedy,
should not be simple, but complex, and that it should be imitative of things of a
dreadful and commiserable nature (for this is the peculiarity of such an imitation)
...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately
Suppose God thus destitute us, yet over- anxiety, or solicitude, or using of
unlawful means, can never he able to secure us.' — Hammond. s Commiserable.
Worthy of compassion. 'This commiserable person, Edward.' — Bacon's Henry VII
. y 1 ...
Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.), Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin), 1856
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Bacon's Essays: With Annotations
Suppose God thus destitute us, yet over- anxiety, or solicitude, or using of
unlawful means, can never be able to secure us." ^Hammond. 3 Commiserable.
Worthy of compassion. ' This commiserable person, Edward.' — liucou's Henri/ VI
J. ' In ...
Francis Bacon, Richard Whately, 1858
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The Rhetoric, Poetic, and Nicomachean Ethics: Of Aristotle
nor commiserable, nor dreadful. Nor again must a very depraved man be
represented as having fallen from prosperity into adversity. For such a
composition will indeed possess the philanthropic, but will neither excite pity or
fear. For the one is ...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... tumid, turgid; prolix, verbose, wordy ant diffuse pitiable adj 1 syn PITIFUL 1,
commiserable, pathetic, piteous, poor, rueful 2 syn CONTEMPTIBLE, beggarly,
cheap, despicable, despis- able, pitiful, scummy, scurvy, shabby, sorry rel
miserable, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
It's like you need him to be a human being, and you're a pretty commiserable
excuse for that. By the way, where's your boy now? Maybe he's having second
thoughts about you.” More than a few ooohs and I hear one “Is 'commiserable' a
word ...
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, 2011
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The Rhetoric, Poetic, and Nicomachean Ethics ... Translated ...
nor commiserable, nor dreadful. Nor again must a very depraved man be
represented as having fallen from prosperity into adversity. For such a
composition will indeed possess the philanthropic, but will neither excite 'pjty or
fgar. For the one ...
... of Stevens, what Stevens himself says 'To an Old Philosopher in Rome': each
of us Beholds himself in you, and hears his voice In yours, master and
commiserable man. How much of our existence is in that 'master and commiser
able man'!
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A New English Dictionary of the English Language: A to K
It is the sinfullest thing in the world to forsake or destitute a plantation once In
forwardness, for besides the dishonour, it is guiltiness of blood of many
commiserable persons. Bacon. Est. Of Plantations (#/ Colonies.) This was the
end not ouclyof ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMISERABLE»
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Dehumanization and Punishment
There is an overbearing miasma of inmate-as-victim (or at least as commiserable sufferer) to much of this article. Prison rape is most certainly ... «Acton Institute, Aug 10»
