Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to set the animal spirits... Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Página 389por Hugh Blair - 1793Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...inducing a pleasant state of mind. " Delightful scenes," says Addison, " whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but set the animal spirits in pleasing and agreeable motions.... | |
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