Dionysius Longinus On the Sublime: Translated from the Greek, with Notes and Observations, and Some Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the Author |
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... hearing this paffage , cried out , Voilà le Sublime ! voilà fon veritable caractére ! ( 2 ) " This is a very fine defcription of the Sublime , and “ ‹ finer In the fame manner we must judge of whatever looks 20 Sect . 7 . LONGINUS.
... hearing this paffage , cried out , Voilà le Sublime ! voilà fon veritable caractére ! ( 2 ) " This is a very fine defcription of the Sublime , and “ ‹ finer In the fame manner we must judge of whatever looks 20 Sect . 7 . LONGINUS.
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... defcription of Satan , when he prepares for the combat , is ( according to Mr. Addifon , Spectator No 321. ) equally fublime with either the description of difcord in Ho- mer , or that of Fame in Virgil : Satan alarm❜d , Collecting all ...
... defcription of Satan , when he prepares for the combat , is ( according to Mr. Addifon , Spectator No 321. ) equally fublime with either the description of difcord in Ho- mer , or that of Fame in Virgil : Satan alarm❜d , Collecting all ...
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... defcription of a Lazar - house , Book 11th . An inferior genius might have amused himself , with ex- patiating on the filthy and nauseous objects abounding in fo horrible a scene , and written perhaps like a furgeon rather than a poet ...
... defcription of a Lazar - house , Book 11th . An inferior genius might have amused himself , with ex- patiating on the filthy and nauseous objects abounding in fo horrible a scene , and written perhaps like a furgeon rather than a poet ...
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... defcription of the fight of angels is well able to stand a parallel with the combat of the gods in Homer . His Venus and Mars make a ludicrous fort of appearance , after their defeat by Diomed . The engagement between Juno and Latona ...
... defcription of the fight of angels is well able to stand a parallel with the combat of the gods in Homer . His Venus and Mars make a ludicrous fort of appearance , after their defeat by Diomed . The engagement between Juno and Latona ...
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... defcription of the combat of the gods , cannot poffibly be expreffed or difplayed in more con- cife , more clear , or more fublime terms , than here in Lon- ginus . This is the excellence of a true critic , to be able to difcern the ...
... defcription of the combat of the gods , cannot poffibly be expreffed or difplayed in more con- cife , more clear , or more fublime terms , than here in Lon- ginus . This is the excellence of a true critic , to be able to difcern the ...
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Page 114 - She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors: "Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Page 156 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Page 36 - Th' infernal monarch rear'd his horrid head, Leap'd from his throne, lest Neptune's arm should lay His dark dominions open to the day, And pour in light on Pluto's drear abodes, Abhorr'd by men, and dreadful ev'n to gods. Such war th' immortals wage; such horrors rend The world's vast concave, when the gods contend.
Page 56 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble.
Page 45 - Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.
Page 57 - Spit, fire! spout, rain! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription: then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man.
Page 138 - May boldly deviate from the common track ; Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through the judgment, gains The heart, and all its end at once attains.