 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...because the images in painting are exactly similar to those in nature ; and in nature, dark, confused, uncertain images have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander passions, than those have which are more clear and determinate. But where and when this observation... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1786 - 342 pages
...ideas, which arife from obfcurity. " Dark, confufed, uncertain ima" ges, Mr. Burk very juftly obferves, have " a greater power on the fancy to form the " grander paffions, than thofe, which are " more clear, and determinate. For hardly " any thing can ftrike the mind with it's " greatnefs,... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1788 - 334 pages
...ideas, which arife from obfcurity. " Dark, confufed, uncertain ima" ges, Mr. Burke very juftly obferves, have '* a greater power on the fancy to form the ** grander paffions, than thofe, which are " more clear, and determinate. For hardly " any thing can ftrike the mind with it's " greatnefs,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...only affect fimply by the images it prefents ; and even in painting, a judicious obfcurity in fome things contributes to the effect of the picture ;...paffions, than thofe have which are more clear and determinateBut where and when this obfervation may be applied to • * Part Vpractice, L practice,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...things contributes to the elitct of the piGure;. becaufe the images in painting are exacYly fimiiar to thofe in nature ; and in nature dark, confufed,...have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander paflions, than thofe have which are more clear and determinate. But where and when this obfervation... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 pages
...can only affect fimply by the images it prefents ; and even in painting a judicious obfcurity in fome things contributes to the effect, of the picture,...have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander paflions, than thofe have which are more clear and determinate. But where and when this obfervation... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...only affect fimply by the images it prefents ; and even in painting, a judicious obfcurity in ibme things contributes to the effect of the picture ; becaufe the images in painting are exactly iimilar to thofe in nature ; and in nature dark, * Part. V. confufed, uncertain images have a greater... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...only affect fimply by the images it prer fents ; and even in painting, a judicious obfcurity in fome things contributes to the effect of the picture ; becaufe the images in painting are exactly fimihr to thofe in nature ; and in nature dark, * Part. V. M 3 • ,confufed, confufed, uncertain images... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pages
...because the images in painting are exactly similar to those in nature ; and in nature dark, confused, uncertain images have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander passions, than those have which are more clear and determinate. But where and when this observation... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1808 - 374 pages
...ideas, which arife from obfcurity. " Dark, confufed, uncertain images, Mr. Burke very juftly obferves, have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander paffions, than thofe, which are more clear, and determinate. For hardly any thing can ftrike the mind with it's greatnefs,... | |
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... dark, confused, uncertain images have a greater power on the fancy to form the grander passions than those have which are more clear and determinate. 
