The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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Page 107
... paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the pleasure of resemblance is that which principally flatters the imagination , all men are nearly equal in this ...
... paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the pleasure of resemblance is that which principally flatters the imagination , all men are nearly equal in this ...
Page 109
... painter and the shoemaker is very well known . The shoemaker set the painter right with regard to some mistakes he had made in the shoe of one of his figures , and which the painter , who had not made such accu- rate observations on ...
... painter and the shoemaker is very well known . The shoemaker set the painter right with regard to some mistakes he had made in the shoe of one of his figures , and which the painter , who had not made such accu- rate observations on ...
Page 110
... painter who executed this piece , or than a thousand European connoisseurs , who pro- bably never would have made the same observa- tion . His Turkish majesty had indeed been well acquainted with that terrible spectacle , which the ...
... painter who executed this piece , or than a thousand European connoisseurs , who pro- bably never would have made the same observa- tion . His Turkish majesty had indeed been well acquainted with that terrible spectacle , which the ...
Page 141
... painting , and other affecting arts , transfuse their passions from one breast to another , and are often capable of grafting a delight on wretchedness , misery , and death itself . It is a common observation , that objects which in the ...
... painting , and other affecting arts , transfuse their passions from one breast to another , and are often capable of grafting a delight on wretchedness , misery , and death itself . It is a common observation , that objects which in the ...
Page 145
... painting , and musick ; and when you have collected your audience , just at the mo- ment when their minds are erect with expectation , let it be reported that a state criminal of high rank is on the point of being executed in the ...
... painting , and musick ; and when you have collected your audience , just at the mo- ment when their minds are erect with expectation , let it be reported that a state criminal of high rank is on the point of being executed in the ...
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