An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism |
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I insist on it with entire satisfaction , that no occupation attaches a man more to his duty , than that of cultivating a taste in the fine arts : a just relish for what is beautiful , proper , elegant , and ornamental , in writing or ...
I insist on it with entire satisfaction , that no occupation attaches a man more to his duty , than that of cultivating a taste in the fine arts : a just relish for what is beautiful , proper , elegant , and ornamental , in writing or ...
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Let us now consider the idea of a thing we never saw , raised in us by speech , writing , or painting . That idea , with respect to the present subject , is of the same nature with an idea of memory , being either complete or incomplete ...
Let us now consider the idea of a thing we never saw , raised in us by speech , writing , or painting . That idea , with respect to the present subject , is of the same nature with an idea of memory , being either complete or incomplete ...
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Great obscurity may be observed among writers with regard to the present point ; particularly , no care is taken to distinguish agreeable from pleasant , disagreeable from painful ; or rather these terms are deemed synonymous .
Great obscurity may be observed among writers with regard to the present point ; particularly , no care is taken to distinguish agreeable from pleasant , disagreeable from painful ; or rather these terms are deemed synonymous .
Strona 45
That many emotions have some resemblance to their causes , is a truth that can be made clear by induction ; though , as far as I know , the observation has not been made by any writer . Motion , in its different circumstances ...
That many emotions have some resemblance to their causes , is a truth that can be made clear by induction ; though , as far as I know , the observation has not been made by any writer . Motion , in its different circumstances ...
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To explain these purposes or final causes , though a subject of great importance , has scarce been attempted by any writer . One thing is evident , that our relish for the particulars mentioned adds beauty to the objects that surround ...
To explain these purposes or final causes , though a subject of great importance , has scarce been attempted by any writer . One thing is evident , that our relish for the particulars mentioned adds beauty to the objects that surround ...
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