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In these, you see the Sublime, the beautifull, the Novel, and the Pathetick, conveyed in as much Simplicity,
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Pathetick (A) Address to the Dissenting Laity, in relation to the
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But there is in this Poem not only all that Johnson so well brings in view, but a power of the Pathetick beyond almost any example that I have seen.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Prisoner brought aft, the Captain explained the nature of his Crime in the most lively manner, and made a very Pathetick speech to the
Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world 1767
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Crime in the most lively manner, and made a very Pathetick speech to the
Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World James Cook 1753
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Pathetick Oration; and, in short, pardoned the guilty Father for this early Promise of Virtue in the Son.
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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The Pathetick, as that great Critick observes, may animate and inflame the Sublime, but is not essential to it.
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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[55] _Cantabile_, the Tender, Passionate, Pathetick; more Singing than
Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English Pier Francesco Tosi 1692
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Voice, out of Aversion to the _Pathetick_; of one, who gallops to follow the _Mode_; and of all the bad Singers, who, not knowing what's good, court the _Mode_ to learn its Defects.
Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English Pier Francesco Tosi 1692
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I cannot positively tell, who that _Modern_ Composer, or that ungrateful Singer was, that had the Heart to banish the delightful, soothing, _Pathetick_ from _Airs_, as if no longer worthy of their
Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English Pier Francesco Tosi 1692
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