 And, as the magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose most completely in a dark age. As the light of knowledge breaks in upon its exhibitions, as the outlines of certainty become more and more definite, and the shades of probability...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Sida 23efter Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 sidor
...favorable to poetical excellence, says, " Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And as a magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose best in a dark age. As the light... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 sidor
...favourable to poetical excellence, says : — " Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And as a magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose best in a dark age. As the light... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 sidor
...favourable to poetical excellence, says :— " Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And as a magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose best in a dark age. As the light... | |
 | Samuel P. NEWMAN - 1843 - 322 sidor
...of the body. And as a magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose best in & dark age. As the light of knowledge breaks in upon its exhibitions, aa the outlines of certainty become more and more definite, and the shades of probability more and... | |
 | 1849 - 606 sidor
...They linger longest among the peasantry. " Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the...of knowledge breaks in upon its exhibitions, as the outline of certainty becomes more and more definite, and the shades of probability more and more distinct,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 sidor
...Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on :he eye of the body. And. as the magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry cft'ec.ts its purpose most completely in a dark age. As the ight of knowledge breaks in upon it- exhibiions.... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 144 sidor
...rills to refresh the garden of literature. 14. Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And as a magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose best in a dark age. As the light... | |
 | 1849 - 588 sidor
...They linger longest among the peasantry. " Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magi J outline of certainty becomes more and more definite, and the shades of probability more and more distinct,... | |
 | 1852 - 780 sidor
...improvements. They linger longest among the peasantry. Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a ost unpromising materials, the finest army that Europe had ever seen majic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose most completely in a dark age. As... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 sidor
...improvements. They linger longest among the peasantry. Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And, as the ma»ic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effect* its purpose most completely in a dark age.... | |
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