The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 115
... can hardly be put in motion by the delicate and refined play of the imagination . These men , though from a different cause , become as stupid and insensible as the former ; but whenever either of 12 and ON TASTE , 115.
... can hardly be put in motion by the delicate and refined play of the imagination . These men , though from a different cause , become as stupid and insensible as the former ; but whenever either of 12 and ON TASTE , 115.
Page 157
... motions are suspended , with some degree of horrour * . In this case the mind is so entirely filled with its object , that it cannot entertain any other , nor by con- sequence reason on that object which employs it . Hence arises the ...
... motions are suspended , with some degree of horrour * . In this case the mind is so entirely filled with its object , that it cannot entertain any other , nor by con- sequence reason on that object which employs it . Hence arises the ...
Page 191
... motion . A quick transi- tion from light to darkness , or from darkness to light , has yet a greater effect . But darkness is more productive of sublime ideas than light . Our great poet was convinced of this ; and indeed so full was he ...
... motion . A quick transi- tion from light to darkness , or from darkness to light , has yet a greater effect . But darkness is more productive of sublime ideas than light . Our great poet was convinced of this ; and indeed so full was he ...
Page 244
... motion of the eye contributes to its beauty , by continually shifting its 1 its direction ; but a slow and languid motion is. * Part IV . sect . 25 . * L'Allegro . 244 ON THE SUBLIME.
... motion of the eye contributes to its beauty , by continually shifting its 1 its direction ; but a slow and languid motion is. * Part IV . sect . 25 . * L'Allegro . 244 ON THE SUBLIME.
Page 245
Edmund Burke. its direction ; but a slow and languid motion is more beautiful than a brisk one ; the latter is enlivening ; the former lovely . Thirdly , with re- gard to the union of the eye with the neighbour- ing parts , it is to hold ...
Edmund Burke. its direction ; but a slow and languid motion is more beautiful than a brisk one ; the latter is enlivening ; the former lovely . Thirdly , with re- gard to the union of the eye with the neighbour- ing parts , it is to hold ...
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