Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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Page 12
... short duration : when prolonged , they lose their relish ; when indulged to excess , they beget satiety and disgust : and , to restore a proper tone of mind , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilarating pleasures of the ...
... short duration : when prolonged , they lose their relish ; when indulged to excess , they beget satiety and disgust : and , to restore a proper tone of mind , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilarating pleasures of the ...
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... short - It should be introduced where the subject relents . A MAN , while awake , is conscious of a continued train of percep- tions and ideas passing in his mind . It requires no activity on his part to carry on the train ; nor can he ...
... short - It should be introduced where the subject relents . A MAN , while awake , is conscious of a continued train of percep- tions and ideas passing in his mind . It requires no activity on his part to carry on the train ; nor can he ...
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... short here ; for till principles be un- folded , I can promise no entertainment to those who shun thinking . But I flatter myself with a different bent in the generality of readers : some few , I imagine , will relish the abstract part ...
... short here ; for till principles be un- folded , I can promise no entertainment to those who shun thinking . But I flatter myself with a different bent in the generality of readers : some few , I imagine , will relish the abstract part ...
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... short of the eye in liveliness of impression , that in a description connection ought to be carefully studied ; for new objects introduced in description are made more or less welcome in proportion to the degree of their connection with ...
... short of the eye in liveliness of impression , that in a description connection ought to be carefully studied ; for new objects introduced in description are made more or less welcome in proportion to the degree of their connection with ...
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... short hint about the causes of passion and emotion , leads to a more extensive view of the subject . Such is our nature , that upon perceiving certain external objects , we are instantaneously conscious of pleasure or pain : a gently ...
... short hint about the causes of passion and emotion , leads to a more extensive view of the subject . Such is our nature , that upon perceiving certain external objects , we are instantaneously conscious of pleasure or pain : a gently ...
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