 Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye if we saw them only in their proper figures and motions: and what reason can we assign for their exciting in us many of those ideas which are different from any thing that exists in the objects themselves...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 111by Hugh Blair - 1811 - 838 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...Coldnefsor Indifference, and to furvey fo many Beauties without a fe«ret Satisfaction and Complacency. Things would make but a poor Appearance to the Eye, if we faw them only •n their proper Figures and Motions: And what Reafon can we aflign for their exciting... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...coldncls or indifference, and to iurvey fo many beauties without a ferret falisfaftion and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye, if we faw them only in their proper figures and motions; and what malón can we áffign for their exciting... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...coldness or indifference, end to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...light and colours) were it not to add supernumerary ornaments to the universe, and make it more agreeable to the imagination ? We are every where entertained... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...light and colours,) were it not to add supernumerary ornaments to the universe, and make it more agreeable to the imagination? We are every where entertained... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...and what reason can we assign for their exciting in U3 many of those ideas which are different from any thing that exists in the objects themselves, (for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...thing that exists in the objects themselves (for such arc light and colours), were it not to add supernumerary ornaments to the universe, and make it more... | |
 | 1810 - 350 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...saw them only in their proper figures and motions i and what reason can we assign for their exciting; in us many of those ideas which are diiferent from... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...themselves, (for such are light and colours) were not it to* add supernumerary ornaments to the universe, and make it more agreeable to the imagination... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...us many of those ideas which are different from any thine that exists in the objects themselves (for such are light and colours) were it not to add supernumerary... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 342 pages
...coldness or indifference, and to survey so many beauties without a secret satisfaction and complacency. Things would make but a poor appearance to the eye,...their proper figures and motions: and what reason csn we assign for their exciting in us many of those ideas which are different from any thing that... | |
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