Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... attention to this subject , and for preparing a work that has long occupied a place in the colleges and acad- emies of our own land . There seems to be no other work , even at this date , that is fitted to supply its place , nor ...
... attention to this subject , and for preparing a work that has long occupied a place in the colleges and acad- emies of our own land . There seems to be no other work , even at this date , that is fitted to supply its place , nor ...
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... attention is directed to the external object : in sen- sation , it is directed to the pleasure or pain I feel . The terms perception and sensation are sometimes employed to signify the objects of perception and sensation . Perception in ...
... attention is directed to the external object : in sen- sation , it is directed to the pleasure or pain I feel . The terms perception and sensation are sometimes employed to signify the objects of perception and sensation . Perception in ...
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... attention , objects make a strong or weak impression . Attention is requisite even to the simple act of seeing ; the eye can take in a considerable field at one look but no object in the field is seen distinctly , but that singly which ...
... attention , objects make a strong or weak impression . Attention is requisite even to the simple act of seeing ; the eye can take in a considerable field at one look but no object in the field is seen distinctly , but that singly which ...
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... attention from matters of importance , we might be proof against any deep impression . But our power fails us here : an interesting object seizes and fixes the attention beyond the possibility of control ; and while our attention is ...
... attention from matters of importance , we might be proof against any deep impression . But our power fails us here : an interesting object seizes and fixes the attention beyond the possibility of control ; and while our attention is ...
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... attention upon itself , and abstracts us from the shrubs that surround it . In the same manner , with respect to compound sounds , tastes , or smells , we can fix our thoughts upon any of the component parts , abstracting our attention ...
... attention upon itself , and abstracts us from the shrubs that surround it . In the same manner , with respect to compound sounds , tastes , or smells , we can fix our thoughts upon any of the component parts , abstracting our attention ...
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