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The dexterous Capuchins never choose to preach on the life and miracles of a
saint , till they have awakened the devotional feelings of their auditors by
exhibiting some relic of him , a thread of his garment , a lock of his hair , or a drop
of his ...
The dexterous Capuchins never choose to preach on the life and miracles of a
saint , till they have awakened the devotional feelings of their auditors by
exhibiting some relic of him , a thread of his garment , a lock of his hair , or a drop
of his ...
Pagina 8
... produced on their ruder ancestors , the agony , the ecstasy , the plenitude of
belief . The Greek Rhapsodists , according to Plato , conld scarce recite Homer
without falling into convulsions . The Mohawk hardly feels the scalping 8 MILTON
.
... produced on their ruder ancestors , the agony , the ecstasy , the plenitude of
belief . The Greek Rhapsodists , according to Plato , conld scarce recite Homer
without falling into convulsions . The Mohawk hardly feels the scalping 8 MILTON
.
Pagina 9
The Mohawk hardly feels the scalping knife while he shouts his death - song .
The power which the ancient bards of Wales and Germany exercised over their
auditors seems to modern readers almost miraculous . Such feelings are very
rare in ...
The Mohawk hardly feels the scalping knife while he shouts his death - song .
The power which the ancient bards of Wales and Germany exercised over their
auditors seems to modern readers almost miraculous . Such feelings are very
rare in ...
Pagina 13
The business of the dramatist is to keep himself out of sight , and to let nothing
appear but his characters . As soon as he attracts notice to his personal feelings ,
the illusion is broken . The effect is as unpleasant as that which is produced on
the ...
The business of the dramatist is to keep himself out of sight , and to let nothing
appear but his characters . As soon as he attracts notice to his personal feelings ,
the illusion is broken . The effect is as unpleasant as that which is produced on
the ...
Pagina 22
... operated more powerfully than this feeling . God , the uncreated , the
incomprehensible , the invisible , attracted few worshippers . A philosopher might
admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words
which ...
... operated more powerfully than this feeling . God , the uncreated , the
incomprehensible , the invisible , attracted few worshippers . A philosopher might
admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words
which ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Auteur | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Uitgever | Longmans, Green, 1895 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Cornell University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 23 maart 2012 |
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