Essays on the Nature and Principles of TasteG. Goodwin & sons, 1821 - 460 pages |
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... tone of elevation , and a purer and more digni- fied selection of incidents , than from the strict narrative of real history . In both , the poet assumes the char- acter of a person deeply impressed with the magnitude or the interest of ...
... tone of elevation , and a purer and more digni- fied selection of incidents , than from the strict narrative of real history . In both , the poet assumes the char- acter of a person deeply impressed with the magnitude or the interest of ...
Page 100
... of his time , a tone of commanding , and even of fas- cinating dignity , which disposes us almost to believe , that we are conversing with Beings of an higher order than our own ; and which blinds us , at 100 NATURE OF THE EMOTIONS.
... of his time , a tone of commanding , and even of fas- cinating dignity , which disposes us almost to believe , that we are conversing with Beings of an higher order than our own ; and which blinds us , at 100 NATURE OF THE EMOTIONS.
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Archibald Alison. 2. The notes of animals . And , 3. The tones of the human voice . PART I. Of Miscellaneous Sounds . Or the first class , or of those miscellaneous sounds that occur in inanimate nature , there are many which produce ...
Archibald Alison. 2. The notes of animals . And , 3. The tones of the human voice . PART I. Of Miscellaneous Sounds . Or the first class , or of those miscellaneous sounds that occur in inanimate nature , there are many which produce ...
Page 123
... tone of the human voice is surely not sublime ; yet in the following pas- sage , which of the great images that precede it is so powerfully so ? It is a passage from the first book of Kings , in which the Deity is described as appearing ...
... tone of the human voice is surely not sublime ; yet in the following pas- sage , which of the great images that precede it is so powerfully so ? It is a passage from the first book of Kings , in which the Deity is described as appearing ...
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... tone or in its strength , but there is no comparison between their sublimity . There are few , if any of these sounds so loud as the most common of all sounds , the lowing of a cow ; yet this is the very reverse of sublimity . Imagine ...
... tone or in its strength , but there is no comparison between their sublimity . There are few , if any of these sounds so loud as the most common of all sounds , the lowing of a cow ; yet this is the very reverse of sublimity . Imagine ...
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2dly accordingly admiration altogether amid ancholy angular animals appearances apprehend arises artist asso associations attitude or gesture beautiful form beauty of forms beauty or sublimity cause character circumstances colours common composition composition of sounds connexion considered constitution contrary correspondence degree delicacy delight dispositions distinguished effect emotion of beauty emotions of sublimity emotions of taste entablature excite experience expres expression of design feel felt as beautiful gaiety grace greater human countenance human form human voice ideas illustrations imagination imitation instance kind language mankind manner melancholy motion musical composition nature objects observation obvious opinion ornament painful particular passions peculiar perceive perhaps permanent pleasing or interesting pleasure principle propriety qualities of mind reader regard relation scene scenery seems sense sensibility sentiment of beauty significant signs similar sion sounds species sublimity and beauty sublimity or beauty sufficient tion tone trains of thought Virgil
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Page 125 - Now entertain conjecture of a time, When creeping murmur, and the poring dark, Fills the wide vessel of the universe. From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fix'd sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch...
Page 93 - The current, that with gentle murmur glides, Thou know'st, being stopp'd, impatiently doth rage; But, when his fair course is not hindered, He makes sweet music with the enamell'd stones, Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge He overtaketh in his pilgrimage, And so by many winding nooks he strays, With willing sport, to- the wild ocean.
Page 93 - The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide The clamorous horn along the cliffs above ; The hollow murmur of the ocean-tide ; The hum of bees, the linnet's lay of love, And the full choir that wakes the universal grove.
Page 124 - And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord was not in the wind : and after the wind an earthquake ; but the Lord was not in the earthquake : and after the earthquake a fire ; but the Lord was not in the fire : and after the fire a still, small voice.
Page 106 - ... aller et dériver lentement au gré de l'eau , quelquefois pendant plusieurs heures, plongé dans mille rêveries confuses, mais délicieuses, et qui, sans avoir aucun objet bien déterminé ni constant, ne laissaient pas d'être à mon gré cent fois préférables à tout ce que j'avais trouvé de plus doux dans ce qu'on appelle les plaisirs de la vie.
Page 47 - Though rooted deep as high, and sturdiest oaks, Bow'd their stiff necks, loaden with stormy blasts, Or torn up sheer.
Page 107 - Le flux et le reflux de cette eau, son bruit continu, mais renflé par intervalles, frappant sans relâche mon oreille et mes yeux, suppléaient aux mouvements internes que la rêverie éteignait en moi, et suffisaient pour me faire sentir avec plaisir mon existence, sans prendre la peine de penser.
Page 45 - Ocean itself no longer can resist The binding fury; but, in all its rage Of tempest, taken by the boundless frost, Is many a fathom to the bottom chained, And bid to roar no more...
Page 40 - ... responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school ; The watchdog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made.
Page 40 - Sweet was the sound when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose; There as I passed with careless steps and slow The mingling notes came softened from below. The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school , The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind...