Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1Cadell and Davies; F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; ... and A. Constable and Company and J. Fairbairn at Edinburgh., 1819 - 498 pages |
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... of speech and writing are mentioned , I am sensible that prejudices against them are apt to rise in the minds of many . A sort of art is immediately thought of , that is ostentatious and II 2 [ Lect . I. INTRODUCTION .
... of speech and writing are mentioned , I am sensible that prejudices against them are apt to rise in the minds of many . A sort of art is immediately thought of , that is ostentatious and II 2 [ Lect . I. INTRODUCTION .
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... sort of compound power , in which the light of the understanding always mingles , more or less , with the feelings of sentiment . : But , though reason can carry us a certain length in judging concerning works of Taste , it is not to be ...
... sort of compound power , in which the light of the understanding always mingles , more or less , with the feelings of sentiment . : But , though reason can carry us a certain length in judging concerning works of Taste , it is not to be ...
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... much more rare ; or rather , indeed , such an one is not to be looked for . A sort of Uni- versal Genius , or one who is equally and indifferently turned towards several different professions and arts , is not 40 [ Lect . III . GENIUS .
... much more rare ; or rather , indeed , such an one is not to be looked for . A sort of Uni- versal Genius , or one who is equally and indifferently turned towards several different professions and arts , is not 40 [ Lect . III . GENIUS .
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... sort of internal elevation and expansion ; it raises the mind much above its ordinary state ; and fills it with a degree of wonder and astonishment , which it cannot well express . The emotion is certainly delightful ; but it is ...
... sort of internal elevation and expansion ; it raises the mind much above its ordinary state ; and fills it with a degree of wonder and astonishment , which it cannot well express . The emotion is certainly delightful ; but it is ...
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... sort of grandeur . The amputation of a limb , or the bite of a snake , are exceedingly terrible ; but are destitute of all claim whatever to Sublimity . I am inclined to think , that mighty force or power , whether accompanied with ...
... sort of grandeur . The amputation of a limb , or the bite of a snake , are exceedingly terrible ; but are destitute of all claim whatever to Sublimity . I am inclined to think , that mighty force or power , whether accompanied with ...
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