Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... human nature , and governed by princi- ples common to all men . The design of the present undertaking , which aspires not to morality , is , to examine the sensitive branch of human nature , to trace the objects that are naturally ...
... human nature , and governed by princi- ples common to all men . The design of the present undertaking , which aspires not to morality , is , to examine the sensitive branch of human nature , to trace the objects that are naturally ...
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... human nature . It could not surely be his opinion , that these poets , however eminent for genius , were entitled to give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will . If in wri- ting they ...
... human nature . It could not surely be his opinion , that these poets , however eminent for genius , were entitled to give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will . If in wri- ting they ...
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... human nature ; and I promise beforehand , that it will be found of great importance in the fine arts . It appears , that the relations by which things are linked together , have a great influence in directing the train of thought ...
... human nature ; and I promise beforehand , that it will be found of great importance in the fine arts . It appears , that the relations by which things are linked together , have a great influence in directing the train of thought ...
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... human beings . The law , however , seems not to be inviolable . It sometimes happens that an idea arises in the mind , without any perceived connection : as , for example , after a profound sleep . But , though we cannot add to the ...
... human beings . The law , however , seems not to be inviolable . It sometimes happens that an idea arises in the mind , without any perceived connection : as , for example , after a profound sleep . But , though we cannot add to the ...
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... human nature , their true source . We have but a single choice , which is , to continue a little longer in the same train , or to abandon the undertaking altogether . Candor obliges me to intimate this to my readers , that such of them ...
... human nature , their true source . We have but a single choice , which is , to continue a little longer in the same train , or to abandon the undertaking altogether . Candor obliges me to intimate this to my readers , that such of them ...
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