Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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Page 13
... scarcely to perfection in any soil . It is susceptible of much refinement ; and is , by proper care , greatly improved . In this respect , a taste in the fine arts goes hand in hand with the moral sense , to which indeed it is nearly ...
... scarcely to perfection in any soil . It is susceptible of much refinement ; and is , by proper care , greatly improved . In this respect , a taste in the fine arts goes hand in hand with the moral sense , to which indeed it is nearly ...
Page 22
... scarcely be added , that our ideas are governed by the same principle ; and that , in thinking or reflecting upon a number of objects , we naturally follow the same order as when we actually survey them . The principle of order is ...
... scarcely be added , that our ideas are governed by the same principle ; and that , in thinking or reflecting upon a number of objects , we naturally follow the same order as when we actually survey them . The principle of order is ...
Page 24
... scarcely agreeable . It commences with the important question , how it happens that peo- ple , though much satisfied with themselves , are seldom so with their rank or condition . After illustrating the observation in a sprightly manner ...
... scarcely agreeable . It commences with the important question , how it happens that peo- ple , though much satisfied with themselves , are seldom so with their rank or condition . After illustrating the observation in a sprightly manner ...
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... scarcely imagine a different system of action : even a child will say familiarly , what should make me do this or that , when I have no desire to do it ? Taking it then for granted , that the existence of action depends on antecedent ...
... scarcely imagine a different system of action : even a child will say familiarly , what should make me do this or that , when I have no desire to do it ? Taking it then for granted , that the existence of action depends on antecedent ...
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... scarcely be , because it involves desire ; the latter it can scarcely be , because it has no object . But this feeling , and its ħature , will be best understood from examples . A signal act of gratitude produces in the spectator or ...
... scarcely be , because it involves desire ; the latter it can scarcely be , because it has no object . But this feeling , and its ħature , will be best understood from examples . A signal act of gratitude produces in the spectator or ...
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