 But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses a secret satisfaction and complacency through the imagination, and gives a finishing to any thing that is great or uncommon. The very first discovery...  The British Essayists;: Observer - Page 213by Alexander Chalmers - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 pages
...directly to the foul, than beauty, which imme*' diately diffufes a fecret fatisfaftion and cornpla" cency through the imagination, and gives a " finishing to any thing that is great or uncom4t mon. The very firft difcovery of it flrikes the " mind with an inward joy, and fpreads a cheerful**... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...away from beneath the eye of the beholder. • But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties. There is not perhaps any real beauty or deformity more in one piece of matter than another, because... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...meets his eye — the following for instance — ' There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a chearfulness and delight through all its faculties.' Or again in the same essay. • We no where meet... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...sliding away from beneath the eye of the beholder. But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties. There is not perhaps any real beauty or deformity more in one piece of matter than another, because... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...sliding away from beneath the eye of the beholder. But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a chearfulness and delight through all its faculties. There is not perhaps any real beauty or deformity... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...persons, be deemed not very exceptionable. '' But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...The very first discovery of it strikes the mind with in-.rard joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through a!! its faculties." Some degree of verbosity... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...finishing to any thing that is great or uncommon. The very first discovery of it strikes the mind with inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties." Some .degree of verbosity may be discovered in these sentences, .as phrases are repeated which seem... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...way more directly to " the soul than beauty » which immediately diffuses a secret sat*' isfaction and complacency through the imagination, and gives?...cheerfulness and delight through all its«' faculties." Some degree of verbosity may behere discovered, and phrases repeated, which are little more than the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1807 - 290 pages
...persons, be deemed not very exceptionable. " But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses...uncommon. The very first discovery of it strikes the mind vvith inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties." Some degree of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...its way more directly to the soul, than beauty, which immediately diffuses a secret satisfaction aml complacency through the imagination, and gives a finishing...The very first discovery of it strikes the mind with inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties." Some degree of verbosity... | |
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