Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... 429 Chap . XXIV . Gardening and Architecture , Chap . XXV . Standard of Taste , 441 466 Appendix . Terms defined or explained , Index , 474 · 489 INTRODUCTION . Nothing external perceived till it makes an impression 10 CONTENTS .
... 429 Chap . XXIV . Gardening and Architecture , Chap . XXV . Standard of Taste , 441 466 Appendix . Terms defined or explained , Index , 474 · 489 INTRODUCTION . Nothing external perceived till it makes an impression 10 CONTENTS .
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... gardening , and architecture . This , especially , is the duty of the opulent , who have leisure to improve their minds and their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior ...
... gardening , and architecture . This , especially , is the duty of the opulent , who have leisure to improve their minds and their feelings . The fine arts are contrived to give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior ...
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... garden , a magnificent building , or a number of fine faces in a crowded assembly , is seldom accompanied with desire . Other emotions are accompanied with desire : emotions , for example , raised by human actions and qualities . A ...
... garden , a magnificent building , or a number of fine faces in a crowded assembly , is seldom accompanied with desire . Other emotions are accompanied with desire : emotions , for example , raised by human actions and qualities . A ...
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... garden , is a particular object : fame , esteem , opulence , honor , are general objects , because each of them comprehends many particulars . The passions directed to general objects , are commonly termed appetites , in contradistinc ...
... garden , is a particular object : fame , esteem , opulence , honor , are general objects , because each of them comprehends many particulars . The passions directed to general objects , are commonly termed appetites , in contradistinc ...
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... gardening and architecture , her sister - arts , in humanizing and polishing the mind ; * of which none can doubt who have felt the charms of music . But , if authority be required , the following passage from a grave historian ...
... gardening and architecture , her sister - arts , in humanizing and polishing the mind ; * of which none can doubt who have felt the charms of music . But , if authority be required , the following passage from a grave historian ...
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