 On the contrary, a spacious horizon is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to range abroad, to expatiate at large on the immensity of its views, and to lose itself amidst the variety of objects that offer themselves to its observation. Such wide...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 305by Hugh Blair - 1802Full view - About this book
 | Stephen Switzer - 1718 - 304 pages
...Covtpafs, and Jhortned on every fide by tie Neighbour-hood of Mountains 5 on the contrary ajpacious Horizon is an Image of Liberty, where the Eye has Room to expatiate at large on the • Immenfity of its Views ', and to hole it/elf atftidft the variety of... | |
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...under a fort of Confinement, when the Sight is pent up in a narrow Compafs, and fhortned on every fide by the Neighbourhood of Walls or Mountains. On the...large on the Immenfity of its Views, and to lofe. it. felf amidft the Variety of Ob/efts th'at offer them. themfelres to its Obfervation. Such wide and... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...Sight is pent up in a narrow C'ompafs, and ihortned on every fide by the Neighbourhood of Walls o{ Mountains. On the contrary, a fpacious Horizon is...expatiate at large on the Immenfity of its Views, and to loie it felf amidft the Variety of Objects that offer thcmfelves to its Obfervation. Such wide and... | |
 | 1767 - 334 pages
...under a fort of confinement, when the fight is pent up in a narrow compafs, and (hortned on every fide by the neighbourhood of walls or mountains. On the...its views, and to lofe itfelf amidft the variety of objefts that offer themfelves to its obfervation. Such wide and undetermined profpe&s are as pleafing... | |
 | 1778 - 342 pages
...a fort of confinement, when the fight is pent up in a narrow cotupafs, and /hortened on every fide by the neighbourhood of walls or mountains. On the...is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to r!nge abroad, to expatiate at large on the immenfity of its views, and to lofe itfelf amidft the variety... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...fight is pent up in a narrow ccmpals, and fhortened on every fide by the neighbourhood of walls cr mountains On the contrary, a fpacious horizon is an...on the immenfity of its views, and to lofe itfelf anaidfl the variety of objects that offer themfflves to its obfervation. Such wide and undetermined... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...and shortened on every side by the neighbourhood of vails or mountains. On the contrary, a spacious horizon is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to range abroad, to expatiate at large on the immensity of its views, and to lose itself amidst the variety of objects that offer themselves to its... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...and shortened on every side by the neighbourhood of walls or mountains. On the contrary, a spacious horizon is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to range abroad, to expatiate at large on the immensity of it* views, and to lose itself amidst the variety of objects that ofier themselves to its... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...and shortened on every side by the neighbourhood of walls or mountains. On the contrary, a spacious horizon is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to range abroad, to expatiate at large on the immensity of its views, and to lose itself amidst the variety of objects that offer themselves to its... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 pages
...Shortened on every side by the neighbourhood of walls or. mountains. On the contrary, a spacious ' horizon is an image of liberty, where the eye has room to range abroad, to expatiate at large on the immensity of its views, and to lose itself amidst the variety of objects that offer themselves •to... | |
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