Elements of Moral Science, Volume 1T. Cadell, 1790 - 688 pages |
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Page 85
... habit , came to fee things as we now do , and to move our eyes as we now move them . But this theory is liable to unan- fwerable objections ; for which my hearers are referred to the latter part of Dr Reid's Inquiry into the human mind ...
... habit , came to fee things as we now do , and to move our eyes as we now move them . But this theory is liable to unan- fwerable objections ; for which my hearers are referred to the latter part of Dr Reid's Inquiry into the human mind ...
Page 93
... - tinually exercised ; but to oblige them to get by heart what they do not understand , perverts their faculties , gives them a dislike to to learning , and confirms them in habits of inattention Ch . I. 6. MORAL SCIENCE . 93.
... - tinually exercised ; but to oblige them to get by heart what they do not understand , perverts their faculties , gives them a dislike to to learning , and confirms them in habits of inattention Ch . I. 6. MORAL SCIENCE . 93.
Page 94
James Beattie. to learning , and confirms them in habits of inattention , and inaccurate pronuncia- tion . * 127. A habit of strictly attending to that , whatever it is , in which we happen to be engaged , and of doing only one thing at ...
James Beattie. to learning , and confirms them in habits of inattention , and inaccurate pronuncia- tion . * 127. A habit of strictly attending to that , whatever it is , in which we happen to be engaged , and of doing only one thing at ...
Page 95
... habit , thefe places were fo arranged in their memory , that when the first place occurred to them , it introduced the idea of the second , and the fecond the third , and so forward ; even as when the first let- ter of the alphabet , or ...
... habit , thefe places were fo arranged in their memory , that when the first place occurred to them , it introduced the idea of the second , and the fecond the third , and so forward ; even as when the first let- ter of the alphabet , or ...
Page 97
... habits contracted of attending to one fort of things more than to another : and this may be affigned as one caufe of the varieties of genius that are ob- fervable N fervable among mankind . In the early part of life Ch . I. 6. MORAL ...
... habits contracted of attending to one fort of things more than to another : and this may be affigned as one caufe of the varieties of genius that are ob- fervable N fervable among mankind . In the early part of life Ch . I. 6. MORAL ...
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affirm againſt agreeable alfo alſo amuſement anger animals appear beauty becauſe body cafe called caufe cauſe circumſtances colour confequently confiderable conftitution defire diſtinguiſh eafily effential Engliſh eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence expreffion exprefs faculties faid fame feems feen felves fenfation fenfe fentences fhall fhould fignify fimple firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes forrow foul fpeak fpecies fubject fublime fuch fuppofed give glottis greateſt Greek habit happineſs himſelf human human voice ideas imitation impoffible itſelf language laſt Latin leaſt lefs means mind moft moſt motion mufic muſt nature neceffary nouns obferved object occafion oppofite ourſelves paffions pain participle paſt perceive perfon pleafing pleaſing pleaſure poffible prefent puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reafon refemblance refpect ſee ſeem Semivowels ſenſe ſome ſpeak ſpeech ſtate ſtrong ſtudy taſte Tenfes thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion underſtand univerfal unleſs uſe verb virtue viſible voice words
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Page 315 - ... it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Page 99 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts: others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention.
Page 301 - External evils, which we cannot prevent, or could not avoid without a breach of duty, it is manly and honourable to bear with fortitude.
Page 3 - ... what ought to be done and what ought not to be done...
Page 306 - ... in far lefs danger of infelicity ; and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So in life : the man of true fortitude is in lefs danger of...
Page 101 - We would preserve the doctrines, sentiments, or facts, that occur in reading, it will be prudent to lay the book aside, and put them in writing in our own words. This practice will give accuracy to our knowledge, accustom us to recollection, improve us in the use of language, and enable us so thoroughly to comprehend the thoughts of other men, as to make them in some measure our own.
Page 221 - A not altogether satisfactory definition, as it assumes something concerning the animal which it would be hard to prove. Here is a more recent definition. ' Instinct is action taken in pursuance of an end, but without conscious perception of what that end is.' 6 This again does not quite satisfy me...
Page 176 - By attention and exercise it may be improved in every man. It prepares the mind for receiving the impressions of virtue; and. without it there can be no true politeness. Nothing is more odious, than that insensibility which wraps a man up in himself and his own concerns, and prevents his being moved with either the joys or the sorrows of another.
Page 306 - ... danger of infelicity, and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So, in life, the man of true fortitude is in less danger of disappointment than others are, because his understanding is clear, and his mind disencumbered. He is prepared to meet calamity without the fear of sinking...