The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 365
... affections themselves . The object of the avaricious affection is the acquire- ment of wealth ; of the resentful , the chastisement of an offender ; of the sensual , something appro- priate or suited to that corporeal affection which ...
... affections themselves . The object of the avaricious affection is the acquire- ment of wealth ; of the resentful , the chastisement of an offender ; of the sensual , something appro- priate or suited to that corporeal affection which ...
Page 366
... affection which has happiness for its object ; but this is not the affection which rules and has the ascendancy in any of these instances . These are all special affections , grounded on the affinities which obtain between certain ...
... affection which has happiness for its object ; but this is not the affection which rules and has the ascendancy in any of these instances . These are all special affections , grounded on the affinities which obtain between certain ...
Page 368
... affections must share in that enjoyment , which inseparably attaches to every affection , at the moment of its indulgence . And thus it is , that even in the veriest Pandemonium , might there be lurid gleams of ecstasy , and shouts of ...
... affections must share in that enjoyment , which inseparably attaches to every affection , at the moment of its indulgence . And thus it is , that even in the veriest Pandemonium , might there be lurid gleams of ecstasy , and shouts of ...
Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
MR HUMES OBJECTION TO THE A POSTERIORI | 121 |
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