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Drawn from what David Hume said
taste Whether good and bad exist in made things, and how a maker comes to tell them apart.
Now, to judge by this rule, ancient eloquence, that is, the sublime and passionate, is of a much juster taste than the modern, or the argumentative and rational, and, if properly executed, will always have more command and authority over mankind.
Where this was said
↗Essays, Moral and Political (selection; 1741-1776)gutenberg.org
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