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Página xix
... gives not instant relief ; it is necessary that the void be filled with some amusement , gently relax- ing the spirits ; * organic pleasure , which hath no relish but while we are in vigour , is ill qualified for that office ; but the ...
... gives not instant relief ; it is necessary that the void be filled with some amusement , gently relax- ing the spirits ; * organic pleasure , which hath no relish but while we are in vigour , is ill qualified for that office ; but the ...
Página xx
... give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior senses . A taste for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many soils ; but , without culture , scarce to perfection in any soil : it is sus- ceptible of much ...
... give pleasure to the eye and the ear , disregarding the inferior senses . A taste for these arts is a plant that grows naturally in many soils ; but , without culture , scarce to perfection in any soil : it is sus- ceptible of much ...
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... give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of taste , upon whom even striking beauties make but a faint impression , indulges pride or envy with- out controul , and loves to brood over errors and blemish- es . In a word , there are ...
... give him pain . On the other hand , a man void of taste , upon whom even striking beauties make but a faint impression , indulges pride or envy with- out controul , and loves to brood over errors and blemish- es . In a word , there are ...
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... gives many rules ; but can discover no bet- ter foundation for any of them , than the practice merely of Homer and ... give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will ; if in writing ...
... gives many rules ; but can discover no bet- ter foundation for any of them , than the practice merely of Homer and ... give law to mankind ; and that nothing now remains , but blind obedience to their arbitrary will ; if in writing ...
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... give no indul- gence to natural emotions . * : It now appears that we are framed by nature to relish order and connexion . When an object is introduced by a proper connexion , we are conscious of a certain plea- sure arising from that ...
... give no indul- gence to natural emotions . * : It now appears that we are framed by nature to relish order and connexion . When an object is introduced by a proper connexion , we are conscious of a certain plea- sure arising from that ...
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action Æneid agreeable anger animal love appear appetite arts beauty burlesque Cæsar chapter circumstances colour congruity connexion degree dignity disagreeable distress doth effect elevation emotion raised emotions and passions emotions produced example expression external signs Falstaff feeling figure final cause give grandeur gratification habit hand hath Hence Henry IV Hudibras Iago ideal presence ideas Iliad impression impropriety inflamed influence Jane Shore jects Julius Cæsar kind less manner means mind motion Mourning Bride never nexion novelty objects of sight observation occasion opposite Othello painful emotion painful passion Paradise Lost perceive person pity pleasant emotion pleasure present produceth propensity proper proportion propriety qualities racter reason reflection relation relish remarkable resemblance respect Richard II ridicule riety risible scarce selfish sense sensible sentiments Shakspeare sion slight spectator sublime surprise taste termed things thou thought tion tone tural uniformity variety words
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