 | Joseph Addison - 1870 - 688 Seiten
...ideas. The sixth book, like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion ; the seventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills...The critic above-mentioned, among the rules which ho lays down for succeeding in the sublime way of writing, proposes to his reader that he should imitate... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 678 Seiten
...greatness in confusion ; the seventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm ; and fills tho mind of the reader, without producing in it any thing like tumult or agitation. In this book, which gives us an account of the six days' work, tho poet received but very few assistances... | |
 | George Crabb - 1882 - 876 Seiten
...be strong, but not violent : agitation will always be more or less violent. The seventh book affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader without producing in it anything like tumult or agitation. ADDISON ON MILTOK. The description of Adam and Eve as they first... | |
 | George Crabb - 1882 - 876 Seiten
...agitation will always be more or less violent. The seventh book affects the imagination like the ocenn in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader without producing in it anything like tumult or ngilntion. ADDISON ox MILTON. The description of Adam and Eve as they first... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 234 Seiten
...ideas. The Sixth Book, like sa troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion; the Seventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader, without producing in it anything like tumult or agitation. The critic above-mentioned, among the rules which -he 10 lays down... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 234 Seiten
...imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader, without producing in it anything like tumult or agitation. The critic above-mentioned, among the rules which he 10 lays down for succeeding in the sublime way of writing, proposes to his reader that he should imitate... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - 1898 - 408 Seiten
...ideas. The sixth book, like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion ; the seventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader, without producing in it anything like tumult or agitation.4 1 The original editions give a wrong reference to Ovid. 2 'On the... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - 1898 - 410 Seiten
...ideas. The sixth book, like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion ; the seventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader, without producing in it anything like tumult or agitation.4 1 The original editions give a wrong reference to Ovid. 2 «On... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 318 Seiten
...Ideas, The sixth Book, like a troubled Ocean, represents Greatness in Confusion; the seventh affects the Imagination like the Ocean in a Calm, and fills the Mind of the Reader, without prox ducing in it any thing like Tumult or Agitation, The Crkick abovexmentioned, among the Rules which... | |
 | H. B. Nisbet, Claude Rawson - 2005 - 978 Seiten
...writes: 'The Sixth Book, like a troubled Ocean, represents Greatness in Confusion; the Seventh affects the Imagination like the Ocean in a Calm, and fills...producing in it any thing like Tumult or Agitation.' If Addison's prose here seems uncharacteristically inflamed with poetry as he considers the effect... | |
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The author appears in a kind of composed and sedate majesty; and though the sentiments do not give so great an emotion as those in the former book, they abound with as magnificent ideas. The sixth book, like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion;... 
