The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 pàgines |
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Pàgina 32
... truth and pro- portion , are elaborate in trifles . The mufic , if we are to judge from what has reached us , is perfectly without melody and har- mony , for furely an unmeaning fucceffion of notes and chords cannot be fo termed ...
... truth and pro- portion , are elaborate in trifles . The mufic , if we are to judge from what has reached us , is perfectly without melody and har- mony , for furely an unmeaning fucceffion of notes and chords cannot be fo termed ...
Pàgina 38
... Truth is not attempted to be discovered by an enquiry into facts , but by fuper- natural means . A wife accused of adul- tery , makes no attempt to prove her innocence from circumftances , but by walking barefoot over the burning plow ...
... Truth is not attempted to be discovered by an enquiry into facts , but by fuper- natural means . A wife accused of adul- tery , makes no attempt to prove her innocence from circumftances , but by walking barefoot over the burning plow ...
Pàgina 46
... 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 the affectation of ...
... 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 the affectation of ...
Pàgina 53
... on aftrology difperfed in various parts of the poem . Butler had too much original fenfe of his own , to join in with popular belief , unless it had truth for its fupport . in its full vigour - but Perfia is not the E 3 [ 53 ]
... on aftrology difperfed in various parts of the poem . Butler had too much original fenfe of his own , to join in with popular belief , unless it had truth for its fupport . in its full vigour - but Perfia is not the E 3 [ 53 ]
Pàgina 57
... some by the meaning of the terms . Admitting the truth of the theory , might not fuch terms have been used as are lefs pompous , and lefs connected with animal properties ? The The catalogue of new plants has also received an immense [ 57 ]
... some by the meaning of the terms . Admitting the truth of the theory , might not fuch terms have been used as are lefs pompous , and lefs connected with animal properties ? The The catalogue of new plants has also received an immense [ 57 ]
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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