Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Volume 1 |
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... possible , with force and simplicity , is absolutely necessary , as in the famous instance quoted by almost every critic from Longinus to the present time : " And God said , let there be light - and there THE SUBLIME . 31.
... possible , with force and simplicity , is absolutely necessary , as in the famous instance quoted by almost every critic from Longinus to the present time : " And God said , let there be light - and there THE SUBLIME . 31.
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... critics- But how forcibly do they impress us with the idea of the omnipresence of God ? Wherever we are , we are in his actual custody and keep- ing , in his hand : " There also shall thy hand lead me , and thy right hand shall keep me ...
... critics- But how forcibly do they impress us with the idea of the omnipresence of God ? Wherever we are , we are in his actual custody and keep- ing , in his hand : " There also shall thy hand lead me , and thy right hand shall keep me ...
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... suppliant foe to rear , " To give mankind the peace , or shake the world with PITT . Critics have established a further distinction with respect to the. war . " 4th . Meanness and dignity brought together * See the 36 THE SUBLIME .
... suppliant foe to rear , " To give mankind the peace , or shake the world with PITT . Critics have established a further distinction with respect to the. war . " 4th . Meanness and dignity brought together * See the 36 THE SUBLIME .
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. Critics have established a further distinction with respect to the sublime , in what they call the still sublime , and the sublime of passion . The former however is the true sublime , though we find ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. Critics have established a further distinction with respect to the sublime , in what they call the still sublime , and the sublime of passion . The former however is the true sublime , though we find ...
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... could ad- mire the French tragedies . Racine has less of bombasť than Corneille , and Voltaire perhaps than either . There are some circumstances , the antient critics would call them common - places , which when 42 THE PATHETIC .
... could ad- mire the French tragedies . Racine has less of bombasť than Corneille , and Voltaire perhaps than either . There are some circumstances , the antient critics would call them common - places , which when 42 THE PATHETIC .
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