 | 1726 - 332 pages
...The fitth Book, like a troubled Ocean, rrprefents Greatttefs in ••Confulloni the feventh aflects the Imagination like the Ocean in a Calm, and fills the Mind of the Reader, without without producing in it any thing like Tumult or. Agitar ion. THE Critick above mentioned, among the... | |
 | 1739 - 312 pages
...Ideas. The fixth Book, like a troubled Ocean, reprefents Greatnefs in Confufion ; the feventh affedls the Imagination like the Ocean in a Calm, and fills...producing in it any thing like Tumult or Agitation. THE Critick above-mentioned, among the Rules, which he lays down for fucceeding in the iublime way of writing,... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...book, hke a trouMed ocean, rtprelénts guatncú in confulior. ; the ieventh affcfls the iir.agmation like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader, without producing in n any tiling like tumult or agitation. The critic abcve-mcntioiiLd, among the rules which he lays down... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...ideas. The sixth hook, like a trouhled ocean, reoresents greatness in confusion ; the seventh affecs* the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of che reader, without producing in it any thing like tums'lt or agitation. The Critic ahove mentioned,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...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...it any thing like tumult, or agitation. The critic above mentioned, among the rules which he lays down for succeeding in the sublime way of writing, proposes... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...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...above-mentioned, among the rules which he lays down for succeeding in the sublime way of writing, proposes to his reader, that he should imitate the most celebrated... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 398 pages
...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 proilucing in it any thing like tumult, or agitation. The critic above mentioned, among the rules which... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...ideas. The fixth book, like a troubled ocean, reprefents greatnefs in confulion; the feventh affects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills...producing in it any thing like tumult or agitation. The critick above-mentioned, among the rules which he lays down for fucceeding in the fublime way of writing,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 384 pages
...ideas. The sixth book, like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion ; the seventh afl'ects the imagination like the ocean in a calm, and fills...it any thing like tumult or agitation. The critic above mentioned, among the rules •which he lays down for succeeding in the sublime way of writing,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 388 pages
...like a troubled ocean, represents greatness in confusion ; the seventh afl,ects tbe imagination Ijke the ocean in a calm, and fills the mind of the reader,...it any thing like tumult or agitation. The critic above mentioned, among the rules •which he lays down for succeeding in the sublime •way of writing,... | |
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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;... 
