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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... variety of authors , and of literary matters , as come under his consideration , he cannot expect that all his readers will concur with him . The subjects are of such a nature , as allow room for much diversity of taste and sentiment ...
... variety of authors , and of literary matters , as come under his consideration , he cannot expect that all his readers will concur with him . The subjects are of such a nature , as allow room for much diversity of taste and sentiment ...
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... variety of others , are the foundation of the beauty which we discern in them ; but when we attempt to go a step beyond this , and inquire what is the cause of regularity and variety producing in our minds the sensation of Beauty , any ...
... variety of others , are the foundation of the beauty which we discern in them ; but when we attempt to go a step beyond this , and inquire what is the cause of regularity and variety producing in our minds the sensation of Beauty , any ...
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... variety of sources of the Sublime ; and has accordingly been always considered as one of the most striking and magnificent spectacles that can either be presented to the eye , or exhibited to the imagination in description . For the ...
... variety of sources of the Sublime ; and has accordingly been always considered as one of the most striking and magnificent spectacles that can either be presented to the eye , or exhibited to the imagination in description . For the ...
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... variety of instances , both in inanimate objects and in human life , where the Sublime appears . In all these instances the emotion raised in us is of the same kind , although the objects that produce the emotion be of widely different ...
... variety of instances , both in inanimate objects and in human life , where the Sublime appears . In all these instances the emotion raised in us is of the same kind , although the objects that produce the emotion be of widely different ...
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... variety of our blank verse , is infinitely more favourable than rhyme , to all kinds of Sublime poetry . The fullest proof of this is afforded by Milton ; an author whose genius led him eminently to the Sublime . The whole first and ...
... variety of our blank verse , is infinitely more favourable than rhyme , to all kinds of Sublime poetry . The fullest proof of this is afforded by Milton ; an author whose genius led him eminently to the Sublime . The whole first and ...
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Page 57 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 323 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God ; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north : I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; I will be like the Most High.
Page 324 - But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : The seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.
Page 404 - He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession.
Page 260 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 323 - And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy...
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Page 396 - Our sight seems designed to supply all these defects, and may be considered as a more delicate and diffusive kind of touch, that spreads itself over an infinite multitude of bodies, comprehends the largest figures, and brings into our reach some of the most remote parts of the universe.
Page 58 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.