Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... feels confident that , though accuray principally was aimed at in pre- paring them , yet they will be found sufficiently elegant not to mar , at least , the interest of the work . With regard to the body of the work , the editor has ...
... feels confident that , though accuray principally was aimed at in pre- paring them , yet they will be found sufficiently elegant not to mar , at least , the interest of the work . With regard to the body of the work , the editor has ...
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... feeling pleasant or painful , must be in the mind ; and yet , because in tasting , touching , and smelling , we are sensible of the impression made upon the organ , we are led to place there also the pleasant or painful feeling caused ...
... feeling pleasant or painful , must be in the mind ; and yet , because in tasting , touching , and smelling , we are sensible of the impression made upon the organ , we are led to place there also the pleasant or painful feeling caused ...
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... feelings caused by that impression ; and therefore we naturally place them in the mind , where they really are . Upon that account , they are conceived to be more refined and spiritual , than what are derived from tasting , touching ...
... feelings caused by that impression ; and therefore we naturally place them in the mind , where they really are . Upon that account , they are conceived to be more refined and spiritual , than what are derived from tasting , touching ...
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... feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior senses . A taste for these arts is a plant that grows natu- rally in many soils ; but , without culture , scarcely to perfection ...
... feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior senses . A taste for these arts is a plant that grows natu- rally in many soils ; but , without culture , scarcely to perfection ...
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... feeling of pain and pleasure ; and of course our sympathy , which is the capital branch of every social passion . Sympathy invites a communication of joys and sorrows , hopes and fears : such exercise , soothing and satisfactory in ...
... feeling of pain and pleasure ; and of course our sympathy , which is the capital branch of every social passion . Sympathy invites a communication of joys and sorrows , hopes and fears : such exercise , soothing and satisfactory in ...
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