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... sometimes of a witty , and sometimes of a serious description . But in either way , I be- lieve there never was an orator of whom novelty and originality of thought was so unequivo- cally the attribute If however novelty is so powerful ...
... sometimes of a witty , and sometimes of a serious description . But in either way , I be- lieve there never was an orator of whom novelty and originality of thought was so unequivo- cally the attribute If however novelty is so powerful ...
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... sometimes give us the sensation . I never find myself within the long and lofty aisle of a fine Gothic cathedral , with- out experiencing it ; and I conceive it would be impossible to survey even one of the great pyramids of Egypt ...
... sometimes give us the sensation . I never find myself within the long and lofty aisle of a fine Gothic cathedral , with- out experiencing it ; and I conceive it would be impossible to survey even one of the great pyramids of Egypt ...
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... sometimes affect us in a similar manner . Such are the ideas of infinite space and eternity . " In vain do we pursue that phantom time , too small , and yet too mighty for our grasp ; when shrinking to a narrow point it ' scapes our ...
... sometimes affect us in a similar manner . Such are the ideas of infinite space and eternity . " In vain do we pursue that phantom time , too small , and yet too mighty for our grasp ; when shrinking to a narrow point it ' scapes our ...
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... sublime , which arises principally from the adjuncts and circum stances , is so frequently mixed with that which is produced by the greatness and dignity of the subject , that it is difficult sometimes to separate them c 5 THE SUBLIME . 33.
... sublime , which arises principally from the adjuncts and circum stances , is so frequently mixed with that which is produced by the greatness and dignity of the subject , that it is difficult sometimes to separate them c 5 THE SUBLIME . 33.
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. subject , that it is difficult sometimes to separate them . In the following passage in the 139th Psalm , which I think the finest instance extant of the sublime , I scarcely know whether to at ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. subject , that it is difficult sometimes to separate them . In the following passage in the 139th Psalm , which I think the finest instance extant of the sublime , I scarcely know whether to at ...
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