Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Bind 1Richard Phillips, 1808 - 623 sider |
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... scarcely an ear so insensible to har- mony as not to have proved the force of music on one occasion or another . These effects upon the ear have been compared , and perhaps not without reason , to certain impressions produced upon our ...
... scarcely an ear so insensible to har- mony as not to have proved the force of music on one occasion or another . These effects upon the ear have been compared , and perhaps not without reason , to certain impressions produced upon our ...
Side 15
... scarcely read it without a tear . Let us examine . " There were , " says the prophet to the royal sinner , not yet a penitent , " two men in one city ; the one rich and the other poor . " Here the different state and circumstances of ...
... scarcely read it without a tear . Let us examine . " There were , " says the prophet to the royal sinner , not yet a penitent , " two men in one city ; the one rich and the other poor . " Here the different state and circumstances of ...
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... This event produced a ge- neral agitation in the minds of the people ; scarcely any conversation occurred in which it was not directly or indirectly alluded to , and thus the people were prepared for the occur- rences which STYLE . 17.
... This event produced a ge- neral agitation in the minds of the people ; scarcely any conversation occurred in which it was not directly or indirectly alluded to , and thus the people were prepared for the occur- rences which STYLE . 17.
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... scarcely know whether to at- tribute the effect to the dignity of the subject , or to the grandeur of the adjuncts and circum- stances- " Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? " And whither shall I flee from thy presence ? " If I ascend ...
... scarcely know whether to at- tribute the effect to the dignity of the subject , or to the grandeur of the adjuncts and circum- stances- " Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? " And whither shall I flee from thy presence ? " If I ascend ...
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... scarcely stand the test which Mr. Addison proposes for real wit , that of being translated into another language .. It approaches indeed very near to the pun , which I need not inform you is a play upon words according to the different ...
... scarcely stand the test which Mr. Addison proposes for real wit , that of being translated into another language .. It approaches indeed very near to the pun , which I need not inform you is a play upon words according to the different ...
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