...wildernesses." Burke observes upon obscurity, that it is necessary to make any thing terrible, and notices, " how much the notions of ghosts and goblins, of which...the popular tales concerning such sorts of beings." He represents also, that no person " seems better to have understood the secret of heightening, or...

...terror, obscurity, in general, seems necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we accustom our eyes to it, a great deal of the apprehension vanishes. Thus, in Pagan worship, the idol is generally placed in the most obscure part of the temple ; which...

...thing very terrible, obscurity* seems, in general, to be necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great...popular tales concerning such sorts of beings. Those despotic governments which are founded on the passions of men, and principally upon the passion of...

...terror, obscurity, in general, seems necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we accustom our eyes to it, a great deal of the apprehension vanishes. Thus, in pagan worship, the idol is generally placed in the most obscure part of the temple ; which...

...thing very terrihle, ohscurity} seems in general to he necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great deal of mo apprehension vanishes. Every one will he sensihle of this, who considers how greatly night adds...

...anything very terrible, obscurity * seems in general to be necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great...who considers how greatly night adds to our dread, hi all cases of danger, and how much the notions of ghosts and goblins, of which none can Harm clear...

...anything very terrible, obscurity * seems in general to be necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great...which none can form clear ideas, affect minds which gi^e credit to the popular tales concerning such sorts of beings. Those despotic governments which...

...Shakespeare. 3 " Essay on the Sublime and Beautiful." necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great deal of the apprehension vanishes.' ' In the old fable, the deer frightened by feathers fell into the hands of the hunters, and the troops,...

...anything very terrible, obscurity1 seems in general to be necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great...in all cases of danger, and how much the notions of ;hosts and goblins, of which none can form clear ideas, afct minds which give credit to the popular...

...anything very terrible, obscurity1 seems in general to be necessary. When we know the full extent of any danger, when we can accustom our eyes to it, a great...popular tales concerning such sorts of beings. Those despotic governments, which are founded on the passions of men, and principally upon the passion of...