The Port Folio, Volume 2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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... and scarcely give the sense of the author : for the import plainly is , that a lively imagination , not merely absent from beautiful scenes , but even in a dungeon , can form scenes more beautiful than any in nature .
... and scarcely give the sense of the author : for the import plainly is , that a lively imagination , not merely absent from beautiful scenes , but even in a dungeon , can form scenes more beautiful than any in nature .
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The sun is so beautiful , that the idolatry of those who adore it as a god , is excusable ; yet such there are , who without VOL . IL . C having the eyes of an eagle , attempt to examine THE LITERARY REPUBLIC . 17.
The sun is so beautiful , that the idolatry of those who adore it as a god , is excusable ; yet such there are , who without VOL . IL . C having the eyes of an eagle , attempt to examine THE LITERARY REPUBLIC . 17.
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A splendid specimen of Claude , is a beautiful picture which will affect us , however it be disposed . oratory , like one of the cartoons of Raphael , or one of the landscapes of Materials , such as form the basis of this work ...
A splendid specimen of Claude , is a beautiful picture which will affect us , however it be disposed . oratory , like one of the cartoons of Raphael , or one of the landscapes of Materials , such as form the basis of this work ...
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“ human mind , by which we are enabled to perceive and enjoy what" Taste is that faculty of the ever is beautiful or sublime in the works of nature and of art .
“ human mind , by which we are enabled to perceive and enjoy what" Taste is that faculty of the ever is beautiful or sublime in the works of nature and of art .
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The table was surrounded by about a hundred domestics and waiters , and a guard of soldiers to keep off the rabble , who had rushed in like a torrent to see this beautiful exhibition , and a grand band of music performed fine pieces ...
The table was surrounded by about a hundred domestics and waiters , and a guard of soldiers to keep off the rabble , who had rushed in like a torrent to see this beautiful exhibition , and a grand band of music performed fine pieces ...
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 2 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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