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... example commands the heart , and adds to virtue the force of habit . We approve every virtuous action , and bestow our affection on the author ; but if virtuous actions produced no other effect upon us , good example would not have ...
... example commands the heart , and adds to virtue the force of habit . We approve every virtuous action , and bestow our affection on the author ; but if virtuous actions produced no other effect upon us , good example would not have ...
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... example , never fail to augment and inflame a passion ; because a constant endeavour to remove an obstacle , preserves the object of the passion ever in view , which swells the passion . by impressions frequently reiterated : thus the ...
... example , never fail to augment and inflame a passion ; because a constant endeavour to remove an obstacle , preserves the object of the passion ever in view , which swells the passion . by impressions frequently reiterated : thus the ...
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... example in a chearful tone , is perfectly con- < 140 > cordant with every emotion in the same tone ; and hence our taste for airs expressive of mirth and jollity . Sympathetic joy associates finely with chearful music ; and sympathetic ...
... example in a chearful tone , is perfectly con- < 140 > cordant with every emotion in the same tone ; and hence our taste for airs expressive of mirth and jollity . Sympathetic joy associates finely with chearful music ; and sympathetic ...
Contents
Beauty of Language with respect to Signification | 18 |
Beauty of Language from a resemblance between Sound and Signification | 83 |
Influence of Passion with respect to our Perceptions Opinions and Belief 152 | 112 |
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