Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... admits not variety of opinion ; and in some matters susceptible of great refinement , time is perhaps the only infallible touchstone of taste . To that he appeals , and to that he cheerfully submits . N. B. THE ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM ...
... admits not variety of opinion ; and in some matters susceptible of great refinement , time is perhaps the only infallible touchstone of taste . To that he appeals , and to that he cheerfully submits . N. B. THE ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM ...
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... admit sufficient variety , introduce a method in the management of affairs : without them our conduct would be fluctuating and desultory ; and we should be hurried from thought to thought , and from action to action , entirely at the ...
... admit sufficient variety , introduce a method in the management of affairs : without them our conduct would be fluctuating and desultory ; and we should be hurried from thought to thought , and from action to action , entirely at the ...
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... admit reason , and to prompt actions with a view to an end , it may , in that state , be termed deliberative . With respect to actions exerted as means to an end , desire to bring about the end is what determines one to exert the action ...
... admit reason , and to prompt actions with a view to an end , it may , in that state , be termed deliberative . With respect to actions exerted as means to an end , desire to bring about the end is what determines one to exert the action ...
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... admitting a principle of benevolence , why may 1 not be a motive to action , as well as selfishness is , or any other principle ? 2 . they are also raised by objects of hearing $ 34 [ Ch . 2 . EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS .
... admitting a principle of benevolence , why may 1 not be a motive to action , as well as selfishness is , or any other principle ? 2 . they are also raised by objects of hearing $ 34 [ Ch . 2 . EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS .
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... admit- tance into the mind ; and a lively narrative of such incidents occa- sions complete images , or , in other words , ideal presence : but our judgment revolts against an improbable incident ; and , if we once begin to doubt of its ...
... admit- tance into the mind ; and a lively narrative of such incidents occa- sions complete images , or , in other words , ideal presence : but our judgment revolts against an improbable incident ; and , if we once begin to doubt of its ...
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