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... subject from the Genius of Christianity, and I will venture to affirm that the latter
picture, however feebly executed, will weaken the impression of the first ; so
powerful is the tfect of simple truth when compared to the most brilliant sophisms.
... subject from the Genius of Christianity, and I will venture to affirm that the latter
picture, however feebly executed, will weaken the impression of the first ; so
powerful is the tfect of simple truth when compared to the most brilliant sophisms.
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It is to this cause, we are persuaded, that the extraordinary impression produced
by the Pyramids, and all the works of the Cyclopean age in architecture, is to be
ascribed ; and as it is an element of sublimity within the reach of all who have ...
It is to this cause, we are persuaded, that the extraordinary impression produced
by the Pyramids, and all the works of the Cyclopean age in architecture, is to be
ascribed ; and as it is an element of sublimity within the reach of all who have ...
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My first impression was not the kind of agitation which I experienced on
approaching the coast of Greece, but the sight of the cradle of the Israelites, and
of the country of Christ, filled me with awe and veneration. I was about to descend
on the ...
My first impression was not the kind of agitation which I experienced on
approaching the coast of Greece, but the sight of the cradle of the Israelites, and
of the country of Christ, filled me with awe and veneration. I was about to descend
on the ...
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... that he has produced upon the world the impression of a great original author,
and his fame is second only to the immortal author of the Iliad. Dante worshipped
him as a species of divinity; he made him his guide through the infernal regions, ...
... that he has produced upon the world the impression of a great original author,
and his fame is second only to the immortal author of the Iliad. Dante worshipped
him as a species of divinity; he made him his guide through the infernal regions, ...
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Notwithstanding these inimitable beauties, the Jerusalem Delivered never has
made, and never will make, the impression on the world which the Iliad has done.
The reason is, that it is not equally drawn from nature. The characters are taken ...
Notwithstanding these inimitable beauties, the Jerusalem Delivered never has
made, and never will make, the impression on the world which the Iliad has done.
The reason is, that it is not equally drawn from nature. The characters are taken ...
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| Otsikko | Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3 Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Archibald Alison |
| Kirjoittaja | Archibald Alison |
| Kustantaja | W. Blackwood, 1850 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 18. lokakuu 2007 |
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