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These passages may be juftly rank'd among grand and sublime thoughts ; and
though the out - lines seem to have been drawn by Homer , on which they have
run their feve . ral divisions , yet they have all acquitted themselves , so as to
obtain ...
These passages may be juftly rank'd among grand and sublime thoughts ; and
though the out - lines seem to have been drawn by Homer , on which they have
run their feve . ral divisions , yet they have all acquitted themselves , so as to
obtain ...
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We are now to speak of the different forts of style , which have been usually
divided into the plain , mediate , and sublime . Virgil may be pointed out as a
perfect pattern in each , that is to say , his Bucolics have been esteemed for the
plain style ...
We are now to speak of the different forts of style , which have been usually
divided into the plain , mediate , and sublime . Virgil may be pointed out as a
perfect pattern in each , that is to say , his Bucolics have been esteemed for the
plain style ...
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More examples may be seen under the article of Sublime Thoughts . The sublime
style is ever bold and figurative , and abounds more especially with metaphors
and hyperboles , the free use of which requires great care and judgment ; fince ...
More examples may be seen under the article of Sublime Thoughts . The sublime
style is ever bold and figurative , and abounds more especially with metaphors
and hyperboles , the free use of which requires great care and judgment ; fince ...
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Such is the amazing power of the great Creator , that ( as the Psalmist in the
same plain yet sublime manner observes ) He spake , and it was done ; he
commanded , and it food fast . Thus we see that sublime thoughts may
sometimes appear ...
Such is the amazing power of the great Creator , that ( as the Psalmist in the
same plain yet sublime manner observes ) He spake , and it was done ; he
commanded , and it food fast . Thus we see that sublime thoughts may
sometimes appear ...
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The sublime which arises from tumults , wars , and what are too often falsely
called great actions , the Pastoral abhors ; but that which is blended with the
tender and pathetic may be introduced with propriety and elegance . And ,
indeed , if we ...
The sublime which arises from tumults , wars , and what are too often falsely
called great actions , the Pastoral abhors ; but that which is blended with the
tender and pathetic may be introduced with propriety and elegance . And ,
indeed , if we ...
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