Elements of Criticism, Volume 1John Bell and William Creech; and for T. Cadell, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London., 1788 - Aesthetics - 2 pages |
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... focial intercourfe : pride and envy put a man perpetually in oppofition to others ; and difpofe him to relish bad more than good qualities , even in a companion . How different that difpofition of mind , where every virtue in a ...
... focial intercourfe : pride and envy put a man perpetually in oppofition to others ; and difpofe him to relish bad more than good qualities , even in a companion . How different that difpofition of mind , where every virtue in a ...
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... focial . Hence it follows , that in- ftinctive actions , where we act blindly and mere- ly by impulfe , cannot be reckoned either focial or selfish : thus eating , when prompted by an im . pulfe merely of nature , is neither focial nor ...
... focial . Hence it follows , that in- ftinctive actions , where we act blindly and mere- ly by impulfe , cannot be reckoned either focial or selfish : thus eating , when prompted by an im . pulfe merely of nature , is neither focial nor ...
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... focial , partly felfifh . A juft action , when prompted by the principle of duty folely , is nei ther focial nor felfifh . When I perform an act of justice with a view to the pleasure of gratifi- cation , the action is felfifh : I pay ...
... focial , partly felfifh . A juft action , when prompted by the principle of duty folely , is nei ther focial nor felfifh . When I perform an act of justice with a view to the pleasure of gratifi- cation , the action is felfifh : I pay ...
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... focial . An action , for example , done to gratify my ambi tious views , is selfish ; but if my ambition be come headstrong , and blindly impel me to ac- tion , the action is neither selfish nor focial . flight degree of refentment ...
... focial . An action , for example , done to gratify my ambi tious views , is selfish ; but if my ambition be come headstrong , and blindly impel me to ac- tion , the action is neither selfish nor focial . flight degree of refentment ...
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... focial , fits him much better for his present fituation • Of felf , every one hath a direct perception ; of other things we have no knowledge but by means of their attributes : and hence it is , that of felf the perception is more ...
... focial , fits him much better for his present fituation • Of felf , every one hath a direct perception ; of other things we have no knowledge but by means of their attributes : and hence it is , that of felf the perception is more ...
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action againſt agreeable alfo alſo appear arifing arts beauty becauſe Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe chap circumftance colour connection courfe courſe defcribing defcription defire degree difagreeable dignity diſcover diſtinguiſh diſtreſs effect elevation emotion raiſed eſpecially expreffed expreffion external figns faid fame feeling fenfe fenfible fentiments fhall fhould fight fimilar fingle fingular fion firſt focial fome fometimes fpecies fpectator ftill fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient furpriſe fwell grandeur gratification greateſt habit happineſs hath himſelf impreffion inftances itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure mind moft moſt motion mufic muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary obfcure obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffage paffion pain perceptions perfon pleaſant pleaſant emotion pleaſure prefent produce produceth puniſh purpoſe raiſed reafon reflection reliſh reſemblance reſpect riety ſcarce ſelfiſh ſenſe Shakeſpear ſpeaking ſtate ſtill tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion uſe variety