The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 pàgines |
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Pàgina 35
... thought in the times of James the first , is clear by the Act against Witch- craft - there is nothing surprising in this -it is but one circumftance out of many D 2 which " which mark the fuperftition of the age . But by [ 35 ]
... thought in the times of James the first , is clear by the Act against Witch- craft - there is nothing surprising in this -it is but one circumftance out of many D 2 which " which mark the fuperftition of the age . But by [ 35 ]
Pàgina 46
... thought deficient in truth because he abounds in vivacity . Were I difpofed to depreciate one of our famous moderns , it would be an hiftorian whofe reputation is much too great to be hurt by fo feeble an opinion as mine - but in Gibbon ...
... thought deficient in truth because he abounds in vivacity . Were I difpofed to depreciate one of our famous moderns , it would be an hiftorian whofe reputation is much too great to be hurt by fo feeble an opinion as mine - but in Gibbon ...
Pàgina 71
... thought to be beft understood in England . It was in our country that mezzo - tinto was invented , and our artists in this branch are confeffedly the firft in Europe . It was in England that etching and engra ving were first united ...
... thought to be beft understood in England . It was in our country that mezzo - tinto was invented , and our artists in this branch are confeffedly the firft in Europe . It was in England that etching and engra ving were first united ...
Pàgina 86
... rance in the Silver - Age . School - divinity was once held to be the height of human wisdom , and it is now thought the depth of folly . Falfe learning , in all its various forms , forms , will gradually cease to exist , and no [ 86 ]
... rance in the Silver - Age . School - divinity was once held to be the height of human wisdom , and it is now thought the depth of folly . Falfe learning , in all its various forms , forms , will gradually cease to exist , and no [ 86 ]
Pàgina 97
... thought is judicious , and the effect pleafing . " Gothic Architecture ( as it is called ) for a gallery , library , or the like , is the best manner of building , because the idea of it is taken from a walk of trees , whose branching ...
... thought is judicious , and the effect pleafing . " Gothic Architecture ( as it is called ) for a gallery , library , or the like , is the best manner of building , because the idea of it is taken from a walk of trees , whose branching ...
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Æneid againſt alfo alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brazen-Age cauſe circumſtances confequence confidered confift converfation courſe cuſtom effect Epitaph eſtabliſhed exifts exiſt expreffed faid fame fays feems fenfation fhall fhew firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture greateſt himſelf honour houſe idea increaſed inftances inftrument inſtead Iron-Age laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty meaſure ment modern moſt mufic muft muſical muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffages painting perfection perfons perhaps philofopher pleaſe pleaſure poet poffeffion poffefs Pope preſent principle produced progrefs purpoſe reaſon refpect replied reſemblance ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould Silver-Age ſmall ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſe tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Timur tion ture ufual uſe Voltaire wiſh worfe worſe Zadib