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What, among the following, is ruled out by Longinus as a way of achieving the sublime ?

immoderate emotion suggests uncontrolled excess or false passion, faults Longinus distinguishes from genuine elevated feeling. Great thoughts, noble diction and dignified…

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What, among the following, is ruled out by Longinus as a way of achieving the sublime ?

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immoderate emotion suggests uncontrolled excess or false passion, faults Longinus distinguishes from genuine elevated feeling. Great thoughts, noble diction and dignified elevated arrangement are among his sources of sublimity.

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