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... natural , and nature is uni- form . Men have been wise in very different modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of language , and the familiar part of language continues long ...
... natural , and nature is uni- form . Men have been wise in very different modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of language , and the familiar part of language continues long ...
Page 123
... Nature had be- stowed upon him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of displaying the vast , illuminating the splen- did , enforcing the awful , darkening the gloomy , and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore chose a subject ...
... Nature had be- stowed upon him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of displaying the vast , illuminating the splen- did , enforcing the awful , darkening the gloomy , and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore chose a subject ...
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... nature , by bombast or tumour , which soars above nature , and enlarges images beyond their real bulk ; by affectation , which forsakes nature in quest of something unsuitable ; and by imbecil- ity , which degrades nature by faintness ...
... nature , by bombast or tumour , which soars above nature , and enlarges images beyond their real bulk ; by affectation , which forsakes nature in quest of something unsuitable ; and by imbecil- ity , which degrades nature by faintness ...
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