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... felt in an afcending feries , which is extremely pleafing : the pleasure here exceeds what arifes from fol- lowing the courfe of nature ; and it is that plea- fure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in ...
... felt in an afcending feries , which is extremely pleafing : the pleasure here exceeds what arifes from fol- lowing the courfe of nature ; and it is that plea- fure which regulates our train of thought in the cafe now mentioned , and in ...
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... felt in the op- pofite courfe . Elevation touches the mind no lefs A train of perceptions or ideas , with refpect to its uniformity and variety , is handled afterward , chap . 9 . than grandeur doth ; and in raising the mind to Ch , I ...
... felt in the op- pofite courfe . Elevation touches the mind no lefs A train of perceptions or ideas , with refpect to its uniformity and variety , is handled afterward , chap . 9 . than grandeur doth ; and in raising the mind to Ch , I ...
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... felt when eye - witneffes . In a word , an agree able or disagreeable object recalled to the mind in idea , is the occafion of a pleasant or painful emo- tion , of the fame kind with that produced when the object was present : the only ...
... felt when eye - witneffes . In a word , an agree able or disagreeable object recalled to the mind in idea , is the occafion of a pleasant or painful emo- tion , of the fame kind with that produced when the object was present : the only ...
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... is inflamed , and hurried to action with a strong impulfe . Where the objec is lefs powerful , fo as not to inflame the mind , nothing is felt but defire without any fenfible per- turbation 44 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
... is inflamed , and hurried to action with a strong impulfe . Where the objec is lefs powerful , fo as not to inflame the mind , nothing is felt but defire without any fenfible per- turbation 44 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
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nothing is felt but defire without any fenfible per- turbation . The principle of duty affords one in- ftance : the defire generated by an object of duty , being commonly moderate , moves us to act calm- ly , without any violent impulfe ...
nothing is felt but defire without any fenfible per- turbation . The principle of duty affords one in- ftance : the defire generated by an object of duty , being commonly moderate , moves us to act calm- ly , without any violent impulfe ...
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