 | William Gilpin - 1834 - 432 páginas
...active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly, too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion...cannot hear the sound of his friend's voice, must also be deaf to it when repeated by an echo. The only cultivation that taste requires, for the mere... | |
 | 1835 - 916 páginas
...will follow prelty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty \\ill be nearly in proportion lo the degree of their sensibility and social sympathies;...hear the sound of his friend's voice, must be deaf to ils echo. In so far as the sense of beauty is regarded as a mere source of 'enjoyment, this seems to... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 páginas
...will follow pretty exactly too, lhat all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion lo the degree of their sensibility and social sympathies;...he, who cannot hear the sound of his friend's voice, musí be deaf to its echo. In so far as the sense of beauty is regarded as a mere source of "enjoyment,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 790 páginas
...active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion...have no affections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he, who cannot hear the sound of his friend's... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 788 páginas
...active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion...have no affections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he, who cannot hear the sound of his friend's... | |
 | 1852 - 782 páginas
...follow pretty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion to ihe degree of their sensibility and social sympathies;...have no affections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he. who cannot hear the sound of his friend's... | |
 | 1852 - 782 páginas
...social trmpaikies ; ami that those who have no af-fections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly d its wild nis friend's voice, must be deaf to its echo. In so far as the sense of beauty is regarded asa mere... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 788 páginas
...social sympathies; and that those who have no affections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he, who cannot hear the sound of nis friend's voice, must bo deaf to its echo. In so far as the sense of beauty is regarded as a mere... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1855 - 498 páginas
...active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion...have no affections towards sentient beings, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he who cannot hear the sound of his friend's... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1859 - 512 páginas
...active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly too, that all men's perceptions of beauty will be nearly in proportion...that those who have no affections towards sentient being?, will be as certainly insensible to beauty in external objects, as he who cannot hear the sound... | |
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In so far as mere feeling and enjoyment are concerned, therefore, it seems evident that the best taste must be that which belongs to the best affections, the most active fancy, and the most attentive habits of observation. It will follow pretty exactly... 
