 | Hugh Blair - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...pleasures of the understanding only. . A beautiful prospect delights the soul as much as a demonitralion; and a description in Homer has charmed more readers than a chapter in Aristotle.. This is a good illustration of what he had been asserting, and is expressed with that elegance by which... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...which Mr. Addison is distinguished. " Besides, the pleasures of th.e imagination have this advantage of those of the understanding, that they are more obvious,...be acquired." " It is but opening the eye, and the ecene enters." This sentence is unexceptionable. -- -". Though this is lively and picturesque, yet... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...it was intended to refer to the pleasures of the understanding only. ' A beautiful prospect delights the soul as much as a demonstration ; and a description...charmed more readers than a chapter in Aristotle.' This is a good illustration of what had been asserted, and is expressed with that elegance for which... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...more eligible, or more excellent. 'A beautiful prospect delights the soul as muchasademonstration; and a description in Homer has charmed more readers than a chapter in Aristotle.' This is a good illustration of what he had been asserting, and is expressed with that happy and elegant... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 398
...landscapes more beautiful than can be found in the whole compass of nature. A beautiful prospect delights the soul, as much as a demonstration ; and a description in Homer has charmed more readers than a chapter of Aristotle. Besides, the pleasures of (he imagination have this advantage, above those of the understanding,... | |
 | 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...landscapes more beautiful than can be found in the whole compass of nature. A beautiful prospect delights the soul, as much as a demonstration ; and a description in Homer has charmed more readers than a chapter of Aristotle. Besides, tinpleasures of the imagination have this advantage, ubove those of the understanding,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 478
...beau• tiful prospect delights the soul as much as a demonstration; and a description in Ho• mcr has charmed more readers than a chapter in Aristotle....opening the eye, and the scene enters. The colours paint themselves on the fancy, with very little attention of thought or application of the mind in the beholder.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...which Mr. Addison is distinguished. " Besides, the pleasures of the imagination have this advantage of those of the understanding, that they are more obvious, and more easy to be acquired." This sentence is unexceptionable. "It is but opening the eye, and the scene enters." Though this is... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 372
...it was intended to refer to the pleasures of the understanding only. ' A beautiful prospect delights .the soul as much as a demonstration ; and a description...charmed more readers than a chapter in Aristotle.' This is a good illustration of what had been asserted, and is expressed with that elegance for which... | |
 | William Cramp - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 288
...add a few examples, in which it would be difficult to apply Mr Tooke's method of resolution. Ex. — "The pleasures of the imagination have this advantage...the understanding, that they are more obvious and easy to be acquired." Ex. — "It is true that this is a very great blessing." Ex. — My lords, with... | |
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Besides, the pleasures of the imagination have this advantage above those of the understanding, that they are more obvious, and more easy to be acquired: it is but opening the eye, and the scene enters... 
