Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Volume 1 |
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Page 7
... beautiful or strik- ing in nature . To apply all this to the immediate object of our correspondence . Nothing is more obvious than that some books are more pleasing than others ; some forcibly occupy our attention , while some ...
... beautiful or strik- ing in nature . To apply all this to the immediate object of our correspondence . Nothing is more obvious than that some books are more pleasing than others ; some forcibly occupy our attention , while some ...
Page 15
... beautiful and striking opening to the narra- tive which is to follow . " The rich man , " he proceeds , " had exceeding many flocks and herds . " Here is a fine amplification , and yet so far from appearing forced it is absolutely ne ...
... beautiful and striking opening to the narra- tive which is to follow . " The rich man , " he proceeds , " had exceeding many flocks and herds . " Here is a fine amplification , and yet so far from appearing forced it is absolutely ne ...
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... beautiful , in being ↑ only conversant with great objects . It differs from the pathetic , in affording a more tranquil pleasure . The sublime and beautiful are , how- ever , frequently mixed , and seem to run into each other , as in ...
... beautiful , in being ↑ only conversant with great objects . It differs from the pathetic , in affording a more tranquil pleasure . The sublime and beautiful are , how- ever , frequently mixed , and seem to run into each other , as in ...
Page 39
... beautiful than is in the original- " As when the moon , refulgent lamp of night , " O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , " And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ...
... beautiful than is in the original- " As when the moon , refulgent lamp of night , " O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , " And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ...
Page 118
... beautiful , and adapted to the subject . This observation will naturally recal to your me- mory what I have advanced in my second let- ter , that it is the clear and striking display of a number of circumstances which are calculated to ...
... beautiful , and adapted to the subject . This observation will naturally recal to your me- mory what I have advanced in my second let- ter , that it is the clear and striking display of a number of circumstances which are calculated to ...
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