The Spectator, Svazek 8 |
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Strana 23
We consider them , at the same time , as dreadful and harmless ; so that , the
more frightful appearance they make , the greater is the pleasure we receive from
the sense of our own safety . In short , we look upon the terrors of a description
with ...
We consider them , at the same time , as dreadful and harmless ; so that , the
more frightful appearance they make , the greater is the pleasure we receive from
the sense of our own safety . In short , we look upon the terrors of a description
with ...
Strana 24
1 है . when we see a person actually lying under the tortures that we meet with
in a description ; because , in this case , the object presses too close upon our
senses , and bears so hard upon us , that it does not give us time or leisure to ...
1 है . when we see a person actually lying under the tortures that we meet with
in a description ; because , in this case , the object presses too close upon our
senses , and bears so hard upon us , that it does not give us time or leisure to ...
Strana 26
I do not say with Mr. Bays in the Rehearsal , that spirits must not be confined to
speak sense : but it is certain their sense ought to be a little discoloured , that it
may seem particular , and proper to the person and condition of the speaker .
I do not say with Mr. Bays in the Rehearsal , that spirits must not be confined to
speak sense : but it is certain their sense ought to be a little discoloured , that it
may seem particular , and proper to the person and condition of the speaker .
Strana 27
original to the darkness and superstition of later ages , when pious frauds were
made use of to amuse mankind , and frighten them into a sense of their duty . Our
forefathers looked upon nature with more reverence and horror , before the world
...
original to the darkness and superstition of later ages , when pious frauds were
made use of to amuse mankind , and frighten them into a sense of their duty . Our
forefathers looked upon nature with more reverence and horror , before the world
...
Strana 33
It is this talent of affecting the imagination that gives an embellishment to good
sense , and makes .one man's compositions more agreeable than another's . It
sets off all writings in general , but is the very life and highest perfection of poetry .
It is this talent of affecting the imagination that gives an embellishment to good
sense , and makes .one man's compositions more agreeable than another's . It
sets off all writings in general , but is the very life and highest perfection of poetry .
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