The Spectator, Volume 5George Atherton Aitken G. Routledge, 1898 - English essays |
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... meet with in the curiosities of art . When , therefore , we see this imitated in any measure , it gives us a nobler and more exalted kind of pleasure than what we receive from the nicer and more accurate productions of art . On this ...
... meet with in the curiosities of art . When , therefore , we see this imitated in any measure , it gives us a nobler and more exalted kind of pleasure than what we receive from the nicer and more accurate productions of art . On this ...
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... meet with in a de- scription ; because , in this case , the object presses too close upon our senses , and bears so hard upon us , that it does not give us time or leisure to reflect on ourselves . Our thoughts are so intent upon the ...
... meet with in a de- scription ; because , in this case , the object presses too close upon our senses , and bears so hard upon us , that it does not give us time or leisure to reflect on ourselves . Our thoughts are so intent upon the ...
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... meet with any one in a field which pleases me , I give it a place in my garden . By this means , when a stranger walks with me , he is surprised to see several large spots of ground covered with ten thousand different colours , and has ...
... meet with any one in a field which pleases me , I give it a place in my garden . By this means , when a stranger walks with me , he is surprised to see several large spots of ground covered with ten thousand different colours , and has ...
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