Dionysius Longinus On the SublimeF.C. and J. Rivington, 1819 - 223 pages |
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... Lysias ; and in general , that whatever is great and uncommon soonest raises admiration 36. - Sublime writers considered in a parallel view ... 87. - Of Similes and Comparisons 38. - Of Hyperboles .... 39. - Of Composition or Structure ...
... Lysias ; and in general , that whatever is great and uncommon soonest raises admiration 36. - Sublime writers considered in a parallel view ... 87. - Of Similes and Comparisons 38. - Of Hyperboles .... 39. - Of Composition or Structure ...
Page 178
... Lysias , to declare him much pre- ferable to Plato ; biassed to it by two pas- sions equally indiscreet . For though he loved Lysias as well as his own self , yet he hated Plato with more violence than he could possibly love Lysias ...
... Lysias , to declare him much pre- ferable to Plato ; biassed to it by two pas- sions equally indiscreet . For though he loved Lysias as well as his own self , yet he hated Plato with more violence than he could possibly love Lysias ...
Page 184
... Lysias . When his subject demands simpli- city , his style is exquisitely smooth ; nor does he utter every thing with one empha- tical air of vehemence , like Demosthenes . His thoughts are always just and proper , tempered with most ...
... Lysias . When his subject demands simpli- city , his style is exquisitely smooth ; nor does he utter every thing with one empha- tical air of vehemence , like Demosthenes . His thoughts are always just and proper , tempered with most ...
Page 188
... Lysias not only falls short of him in the excel- lence , but in the number also of his beauties . And what is more , he not only falls short of him in the number of his beautics , but cx- ceeds him vastly in the number of his faults ...
... Lysias not only falls short of him in the excel- lence , but in the number also of his beauties . And what is more , he not only falls short of him in the number of his beautics , but cx- ceeds him vastly in the number of his faults ...
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