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... lofty thought , and moral aphorism , to which philoso- phers and rhetoricians in succeeding ages had recourse for materials wherewith to adorn or illus- trate their compositions , and to which even the fathers of the Church disdained ...
... lofty thought , and moral aphorism , to which philoso- phers and rhetoricians in succeeding ages had recourse for materials wherewith to adorn or illus- trate their compositions , and to which even the fathers of the Church disdained ...
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... of composition , -the lofty declamation , for instance , of Racine or Alfieri , - may charm the ears of a Parisian or a Tuscan auditory , but lose their power , when translated into a foreign dialect ; whereas the simple pathos , ( 7 )
... of composition , -the lofty declamation , for instance , of Racine or Alfieri , - may charm the ears of a Parisian or a Tuscan auditory , but lose their power , when translated into a foreign dialect ; whereas the simple pathos , ( 7 )
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... lofty speculation , though often so shadowy and subtle in his views as to elude the grasp of comprehension ; Aristotle , the profound naturalist and metaphysician , the acute * The remark applied by Plato to the style of Aris- tophanes ...
... lofty speculation , though often so shadowy and subtle in his views as to elude the grasp of comprehension ; Aristotle , the profound naturalist and metaphysician , the acute * The remark applied by Plato to the style of Aris- tophanes ...
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... lofty and enchanting images of ideal beauty , * were not * The ideal beauty which pervades some of the most exquisite of the ancient statues , is , in the spirit of Virgil's fine lines , Os humerosque Deo similis namque ipsa decoram ...
... lofty and enchanting images of ideal beauty , * were not * The ideal beauty which pervades some of the most exquisite of the ancient statues , is , in the spirit of Virgil's fine lines , Os humerosque Deo similis namque ipsa decoram ...
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... lofty , whence tragedy originated , the other of a licentious and buffo de- scription , which formed the germ of comedy . * In all countries where the worship of Bacchus prevailed , it was strongly tinctured by that spirit of ...
... lofty , whence tragedy originated , the other of a licentious and buffo de- scription , which formed the germ of comedy . * In all countries where the worship of Bacchus prevailed , it was strongly tinctured by that spirit of ...
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