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... pleasant or painful , must be in the mind ; and yet because in tafting , touching , and fmelling , we are fenfible of the impreffion made upon the organ , we are led to place there alfo the pleasant or painful feeling caufed by that ...
... pleasant or painful , must be in the mind ; and yet because in tafting , touching , and fmelling , we are fenfible of the impreffion made upon the organ , we are led to place there alfo the pleasant or painful feeling caufed by that ...
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... pleasant and familiar : we proceed gradually from the fimpler to the more involved cafes and in a due courfe of difcipline , cuftom , which improves all our faculties , beftows acutenefs on that of rea- fon , fufficient to unravel all ...
... pleasant and familiar : we proceed gradually from the fimpler to the more involved cafes and in a due courfe of difcipline , cuftom , which improves all our faculties , beftows acutenefs on that of rea- fon , fufficient to unravel all ...
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... pleasant impreffions ; and , by that cir- cumftance , are distinguished from the useful arts : but in order to make pleafant impreffions , we ought , as above hinted , to know what objects are naturally agreeable , and what naturally ...
... pleasant impreffions ; and , by that cir- cumftance , are distinguished from the useful arts : but in order to make pleafant impreffions , we ought , as above hinted , to know what objects are naturally agreeable , and what naturally ...
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... ftronger emotion ; and the pleasant emotion rifes to a great height , when it is the intention of the giver to relieve a virtuous fa- mily from want . Thus actions are qualified by intention C 3 Part I. EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . 31 4.
... ftronger emotion ; and the pleasant emotion rifes to a great height , when it is the intention of the giver to relieve a virtuous fa- mily from want . Thus actions are qualified by intention C 3 Part I. EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . 31 4.
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... pleasant in the recollec- tion , as well as when under our eye : a generous action defcribed in words or colors , occafions a fenfible emotion , as well as when we fee it per- formed : and when we reflect upon the diftress of any perfon ...
... pleasant in the recollec- tion , as well as when under our eye : a generous action defcribed in words or colors , occafions a fenfible emotion , as well as when we fee it per- formed : and when we reflect upon the diftress of any perfon ...
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action againſt agreeable alfo appear arifing arts beauty becauſe Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe circumftances confequently congruity connexion contraft courfe courſe criticifm defcribed defcription defire degree difagreeable diffimilar diftinct diftinguifhed diftrefs dignity effect elevation emotion raiſed emotions and paffions exift expreffion faid fame fcarce feeling feems fenfe fenfible fentiment fhall fhort fhould fhows figure fimilar final caufe fingle fingular fion firft fo complex focial fome fometimes fpectator ftill ftrong fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient furprife fwell grandeur gratification hath himſelf ideal prefence ideas Iliad impreffion inftances itſelf ject lefs meaſure mind moft moſt motion mufic muft muſt nature nexion novelty obfcure obfervation objects of fight occafion oppofite Othello paffing pain perceive perceptions perfon pleaſant emotion pleaſure prefent produce produceth propenfity propriety puniſhment purpoſes qualities raife reafon refemblance refpect relation relifh riety rifible ſelfiſh tafte thefe theſe things thofe thoſe tion uniformity uſe variety