Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... distinguished authors , who have written with great power and exquisite taste upon many of the topics treated by our author nearly a hundred years ago . These views , upon inquiry , having been found to agree with those of not a few ...
... distinguished authors , who have written with great power and exquisite taste upon many of the topics treated by our author nearly a hundred years ago . These views , upon inquiry , having been found to agree with those of not a few ...
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... distinguished . Perceiving is a general term for hearing , seeing , tasting , touching , smelling ; and therefore perception signifies every internal act by which we are made acquainted with external objects ; thus we are said to ...
... distinguished . Perceiving is a general term for hearing , seeing , tasting , touching , smelling ; and therefore perception signifies every internal act by which we are made acquainted with external objects ; thus we are said to ...
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... distinguished by the name imagination . * 20. As ideas are the chief materials employed in reasoning and reflecting , it is of consequence that their nature and differences be understood . It appears now that ideas may be distinguished ...
... distinguished by the name imagination . * 20. As ideas are the chief materials employed in reasoning and reflecting , it is of consequence that their nature and differences be understood . It appears now that ideas may be distinguished ...
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... distinguished : the pleasant emotion is felt as within the mind ; the agreeableness of the object is placed upon the object , and is perceived as one of its qualities or properties . The agreeable appearance of an object of sight is ...
... distinguished : the pleasant emotion is felt as within the mind ; the agreeableness of the object is placed upon the object , and is perceived as one of its qualities or properties . The agreeable appearance of an object of sight is ...
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... distinguished from a principle : the latter signifying a law of human nature , makes part of the common nature of man ; the former makes part of the nature of this or that man . Propensity is a name common to both ; for it signifies a ...
... distinguished from a principle : the latter signifying a law of human nature , makes part of the common nature of man ; the former makes part of the nature of this or that man . Propensity is a name common to both ; for it signifies a ...
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