On the Art of Reading · Character
Burke
Edmund Burke, the statesman and philosopher, cited for his writings on the sublime.
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First appearance: lecture ii apprehension versus comprehension
Burke shows up with force in Lecture VII: The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of an orator who disciplined his luxuriance through Latin models.
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