The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson, 1728 |
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... delightful Paffion , Pity is nothing elfe but Love foftned by a De- . gree of Sorrow : In fhort , it is a kind of pleafing * Anguish , Anguilh , as well as generous Sympathy , that knits IZ N® 396 . The SPECTATOR . Your very humble ...
... delightful Paffion , Pity is nothing elfe but Love foftned by a De- . gree of Sorrow : In fhort , it is a kind of pleafing * Anguish , Anguilh , as well as generous Sympathy , that knits IZ N® 396 . The SPECTATOR . Your very humble ...
Page 63
... delighted in an extraordinary Manner , or if , upon reading the admired Paffages in fuch Authors , he finds a Coldness and Indifference in his Thoughts , he ought to conclude , not ( as is too ufual among tafte- lefs Readers ) that the ...
... delighted in an extraordinary Manner , or if , upon reading the admired Paffages in fuch Authors , he finds a Coldness and Indifference in his Thoughts , he ought to conclude , not ( as is too ufual among tafte- lefs Readers ) that the ...
Page 64
... delighted with little more in that Divine Author , than in the bare Matters of Fa & t . BUT notwithstanding this Faculty muft in fome measure be born with us , there are feveral Me- thods for Cultivating and Improving it , and with- out ...
... delighted with little more in that Divine Author , than in the bare Matters of Fa & t . BUT notwithstanding this Faculty muft in fome measure be born with us , there are feveral Me- thods for Cultivating and Improving it , and with- out ...
Page 73
... delights the Soul , as much as a Demonstration ; and a Defcription in Homer has charmed more Readers than a Chapter in Ariftotle . Befides , the Pleasures of the Imagination have this Advantage , above thofe of the Understanding , that ...
... delights the Soul , as much as a Demonstration ; and a Defcription in Homer has charmed more Readers than a Chapter in Ariftotle . Befides , the Pleasures of the Imagination have this Advantage , above thofe of the Understanding , that ...
Page 74
... Delights , but , like a gentle Exercife to the Faculties , awa- ken them from Sloth and Idlenefs , without put- ting ... Delightful Scenes , whe- ther in Nature , Painting , or Poetry , have a kind- ly Influence on the Body , as well as ...
... Delights , but , like a gentle Exercife to the Faculties , awa- ken them from Sloth and Idlenefs , without put- ting ... Delightful Scenes , whe- ther in Nature , Painting , or Poetry , have a kind- ly Influence on the Body , as well as ...
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