An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism |
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Elevation touches the mind , which , in rising to elevated objects , derives pleasure . The course of nature has a greater influence than elevation ; hence the pleasure of falling with rain and descending with ...
Elevation touches the mind , which , in rising to elevated objects , derives pleasure . The course of nature has a greater influence than elevation ; hence the pleasure of falling with rain and descending with ...
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A large object swells the heart : an elevated object makes the spectator stand erect . Sounds also produce emotions or feelings that resemble them ; a low sound brings down the mind ; a full tone communicates solemnity ; a sharp sound ...
A large object swells the heart : an elevated object makes the spectator stand erect . Sounds also produce emotions or feelings that resemble them ; a low sound brings down the mind ; a full tone communicates solemnity ; a sharp sound ...
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NATURE hath not more remarkably distinguished us from other animals by an erect posture , than by a capacious and aspiring mind , attaching us to things great and elevated . The ocean , the sky , seize the attention , and make a deep ...
NATURE hath not more remarkably distinguished us from other animals by an erect posture , than by a capacious and aspiring mind , attaching us to things great and elevated . The ocean , the sky , seize the attention , and make a deep ...
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The poets have also made good use of the emotion produced by the elevated situation of an object : O thou , the earthly author of my blood , Whose youthful spirit , in me regenerate , Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up , To reach at ...
The poets have also made good use of the emotion produced by the elevated situation of an object : O thou , the earthly author of my blood , Whose youthful spirit , in me regenerate , Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up , To reach at ...
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Generosity is an elevated emotion ; firmness of soul , when superior to misfortune , is called magnanimity . Every emotion that contracts the mind , and fixeth it upon things trivial or of no importance , is termed low , by its ...
Generosity is an elevated emotion ; firmness of soul , when superior to misfortune , is called magnanimity . Every emotion that contracts the mind , and fixeth it upon things trivial or of no importance , is termed low , by its ...
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