The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... passions more or less inflame , As strong or weak , the organs of the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath Receives the lurking ...
... passions more or less inflame , As strong or weak , the organs of the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath Receives the lurking ...
Page 373
... passions . It is true that the best sorts of painting , as well as the best sorts of poetry , are not much understood in that sphere . But it is most certain that their passions are very strongly roused by a fanatic preacher , or by the ...
... passions . It is true that the best sorts of painting , as well as the best sorts of poetry , are not much understood in that sphere . But it is most certain that their passions are very strongly roused by a fanatic preacher , or by the ...
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... passions . Society requires not only that the passions of individuals should be sub- jected , but that even in the mass and body , as well as in the individuals , the inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted , their will ...
... passions . Society requires not only that the passions of individuals should be sub- jected , but that even in the mass and body , as well as in the individuals , the inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted , their will ...
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