The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 |
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Page 133
... sound of any considerable force , has the same power . The attention is roused by this ; and the faculties driven forward , as it were , on their guard . Whatever either in sights or sounds makes the transition from one ex- treme to the ...
... sound of any considerable force , has the same power . The attention is roused by this ; and the faculties driven forward , as it were , on their guard . Whatever either in sights or sounds makes the transition from one ex- treme to the ...
Page 134
... sounds are , when the necessary dispositions concur , more alarming than a total silence . SECTION XX THE CRIES OF ANIMALS Such sounds as imitate the natural inarticulate voices of men , or any animals in pain or danger , are capable of ...
... sounds are , when the necessary dispositions concur , more alarming than a total silence . SECTION XX THE CRIES OF ANIMALS Such sounds as imitate the natural inarticulate voices of men , or any animals in pain or danger , are capable of ...
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... sounds which may be used to raise other passions ; nor notes which are shrill or harsh , or deep ; it agrees best with such as are clear , even , smooth , and weak . The second is ; that great variety , and quick transitions from one ...
... sounds which may be used to raise other passions ; nor notes which are shrill or harsh , or deep ; it agrees best with such as are clear , even , smooth , and weak . The second is ; that great variety , and quick transitions from one ...
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