The Oxford English Prize Essays. a New Edition Brought Down to the Present Time
The Oxford English Prize Essays. a New Edition Brought Down to the Present Time
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Castle of Indolence, book 1. 30.
Digitized by Google IS A RUDE OB A REFINED AGE, ETC. 141 .
Scenes of natural grandeur are well fitted to be the last abode of religious ignorance, and there- fore of poetry.
f According to these ideas, the rudeness of the arts will have a great tendency to promote fiction in early ages. (Cultivation vulgarizes the face of the country ,\ and expels the imaginary beings which are more suitable to the wildness of moors or forests, than to the plain utility of corn-...fields or gardens. The native features of a country are always superior in beauty to the highest state of cultivation. As those districts are universally considered most beautiful, in which there is the greatest variety of natural scenery, so the pro- gress of culture must in all cases detract both from their natural appearance and their beauty.
It is in wild and romantic countries alone that fiction can derive any advantage firom scenery ; and the country is always wild and romantic, in proportion as it has made smaller advances in cultivation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Castle of Indolence, book 1. 30.
Digitized by Google IS A RUDE OB A REFINED AGE, ETC. 141 .
Scenes of natural grandeur are well fitted to be the last abode of religious ignorance, and there- fore of poetry.
f According to these ideas, the rudeness of the arts will have a great tendency to promote fiction in early ages. (Cultivation vulgarizes the face of the country ,\ and expels the imaginary beings which are more suitable to the wildness of moors or forests, than to the plain utility of corn-...fields or gardens. The native features of a country are always superior in beauty to the highest state of cultivation. As those districts are universally considered most beautiful, in which there is the greatest variety of natural scenery, so the pro- gress of culture must in all cases detract both from their natural appearance and their beauty.
It is in wild and romantic countries alone that fiction can derive any advantage firom scenery ; and the country is always wild and romantic, in proportion as it has made smaller advances in cultivation.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by University of Oxford to read onlineMoreLess
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