A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulR. and J. Dodsley, 1764 - 342 страница |
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... attended with the fame important confe- quences , elfe I make no doubt but that the logic of Taste , if I may be allowed the expreffion , might very poffibly be as well digefted , and we might come to dif- cuss matters of this nature ...
... attended with the fame important confe- quences , elfe I make no doubt but that the logic of Taste , if I may be allowed the expreffion , might very poffibly be as well digefted , and we might come to dif- cuss matters of this nature ...
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... attended with the fame important confe- quences , elfe I make no doubt but that the logic of Tafte , if I may be allowed the expreffion , might very poffibly be as well digested , and we might come to dis- cuss matters of this nature ...
... attended with the fame important confe- quences , elfe I make no doubt but that the logic of Tafte , if I may be allowed the expreffion , might very poffibly be as well digested , and we might come to dis- cuss matters of this nature ...
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... attend to them , and we are pleased . The mind of man has naturally a far greater alacrity and fatisfaction in tracing resemblances than in searching for differences ; because by making resemblances we produce new images , we unite , we ...
... attend to them , and we are pleased . The mind of man has naturally a far greater alacrity and fatisfaction in tracing resemblances than in searching for differences ; because by making resemblances we produce new images , we unite , we ...
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... is immediately struck and pleased , be- cause he sees fomething like an human figure ; and entirely taken up with this likeness , he does not at all attend to its defects . defects . No perfon , I believe , at the 20 INTRODUCTION .
... is immediately struck and pleased , be- cause he sees fomething like an human figure ; and entirely taken up with this likeness , he does not at all attend to its defects . defects . No perfon , I believe , at the 20 INTRODUCTION .
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... attended the course of a difcuffion , which turned upon mat- ters within the sphere of mere naked rea- fon , but must have obferved the extreme readiness with which the whole process of the argument is carried on , the grounds ...
... attended the course of a difcuffion , which turned upon mat- ters within the sphere of mere naked rea- fon , but must have obferved the extreme readiness with which the whole process of the argument is carried on , the grounds ...
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abfolute affect agreeable almoſt animals arifes aſcertain beau becauſe Befides cafe caufe cauſe of beauty colours complete beauty confider confideration confiftent darkneſs defigned degree delicacy delight deſcription diftinct diſcover eaſy faid fatisfaction fect feem fenfation fenfes fenfible fettle feveral fhall fhew figure fimilar fimply fince fion firſt fitneſs fmall fociety foft fome fomething fpecies ftrength fubject fublime fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure furface horſe idea imagination imitation impoffible infinite infinity itſelf juſt laſt leaſt lefs line of beauty manner meaſures mind moft moſt muſt natural object neceffary neck nefs never obferved paffions pain perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffible pofitive preſent produce proportion purpoſes qualities raiſe reaſon repreſented reſemblance riety ſay SECT ſeems ſenſe ſerve ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſmall ſmooth ſome ſtate ſtriking ſtrong ſuch ſuppoſed Tafte Taſte terror thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtanding uſe weakneſs whilft whofe
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