The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 238
... beauty is owing to this quality ; indeed the most considerable . For take ... beauty . For indeed any ruggedness , any sudden projection , any sharp ... line * . They vary their direction every moment , and they change under the ...
... beauty is owing to this quality ; indeed the most considerable . For take ... beauty . For indeed any ruggedness , any sudden projection , any sharp ... line * . They vary their direction every moment , and they change under the ...
Page 239
... line is perpetually changing , above , below , upon every side . In this description I have before me the idea of a dove ; it agrees very well with most of the conditions of beauty . It is smooth and downy ; its parts are ( to use that ...
... line is perpetually changing , above , below , upon every side . In this description I have before me the idea of a dove ; it agrees very well with most of the conditions of beauty . It is smooth and downy ; its parts are ( to use that ...
Page 240
... line is that alone in which complete beauty is found , yet there is no particular line which is always found in the most completely beautiful , and which is therefore beautiful in pre- ference to all other lines . At least I never could ...
... line is that alone in which complete beauty is found , yet there is no particular line which is always found in the most completely beautiful , and which is therefore beautiful in pre- ference to all other lines . At least I never could ...
Page 245
... line of the neighbouring parts ; nor to verge into any exact geometrical figure . Besides all this , the eye affects ... beauty . But though ugliness be the opposite to beauty , it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness ...
... line of the neighbouring parts ; nor to verge into any exact geometrical figure . Besides all this , the eye affects ... beauty . But though ugliness be the opposite to beauty , it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness ...
Page 253
... beauty should shun the right line , yet deviate from it insensibly ; the great in many cases loves the right line ; and when it deviates , it often makes a strong devia- tion : beauty should not be obscure ; the great ought to be dark ...
... beauty should shun the right line , yet deviate from it insensibly ; the great in many cases loves the right line ; and when it deviates , it often makes a strong devia- tion : beauty should not be obscure ; the great ought to be dark ...
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