 THE SUBLIME. Whatever is fitted in any sort to excite the ideas of pain and danger, that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or is conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a source of the sublime; that...  The Works of Edmund Burke - Page 86by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...turn chiefly on pain and danger, and they are the most powerful of all the passions. SECT. VII.—OF THE SUBLIME. WHATEVER is fitted in any sort to excite the ideas of pain i and danger, that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or / is conversant about terrible objects,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Aesthetics - 1764 - 458 pages
...excite the ideas of pain, and danger, that is to fay, whatever is in any fort terrible, or is converfant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a fource of the Jublime; that is, it is productive of the iÌTongeft emotion which the mind is capable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 332 pages
...Paffions of Selfprefervation. ' Whatever is fitted,' fays he, ' to excite Ideas of Pain and Danger, or operates in a Manner analogous to Terror, is a Source of the Sublime; that is, excites the ftrongcft Emotion which the Mind is capable of feeling.' .But furely this is falfe Philofophy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...Selfpreiervation. ' Whatever is fitted,' fays he, * to excite Ideas of Pain and Danger, or'operates in a Manner analogous to Terror, is a Source of the Sublime; that is., excites theftrongeft Emotion which the Mind is capable of feeling.' But furely this is falfe Philofophy... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...excite the ideas of pain and danger, that is to fay, whatever is in any fort terrible, or is converfant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a fource of the fublime; that is, it is productive of the ftrongeft emotion which the mind is capable... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...of Burke's account of qualities, may esteem some of his hypotheses incomplete. ' Whatever (says he) is fitted in any sort to excite the ideas of pain...that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a source of the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 520 pages
...turn chiefly on pain and danger, and they are the most powerful of all the passions. SECT. VII. OF THE SUBLIME. WHATEVER is fitted in any sort to excite...and danger, that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible,or is conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terrour, is... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - Art - 1806 - 508 pages
...understand this philosophy, so far as relates to the sublime ; which is first stated to proceed from •whatever is fitted in any sort to excite the ideas...that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror *. But, nevertheless,... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - Art - 1806 - 502 pages
...is first stated to proceedjrom b j ime ac( j whatever is fitted in any sort to excite the Pathetic. ideas of pain and danger ; that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or conversant abvut terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror *. But, nevertheless,... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - Aesthetics - 1808 - 510 pages
...relates to the blime and sublime ; which is first stated to proceedy>«m Patheuc whatever is Jit ted in any sort to excite the ideas of pain and danger;...that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror*. But, nevertheless,... | |
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