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Page 62
... Fear and Anger . Fear and anger , to answer the purposes of nature , are happily so contrived as to operate sometimes instinctively sometimes deliberately , according to circumstances . As far as deliberate , they fall in with the ...
... Fear and Anger . Fear and anger , to answer the purposes of nature , are happily so contrived as to operate sometimes instinctively sometimes deliberately , according to circumstances . As far as deliberate , they fall in with the ...
Page 86
... fear when he is in danger ; becomes hope when he hath a prospect of good fortune ; becomes admi- ration when he performs a laudable action ; and shame when he commits any wrong : aversion becomes fear when there is a prospect of good ...
... fear when he is in danger ; becomes hope when he hath a prospect of good fortune ; becomes admi- ration when he performs a laudable action ; and shame when he commits any wrong : aversion becomes fear when there is a prospect of good ...
Page 351
... fear not death , but cannot bear a thought That that dear hand should do th ' unfriendly office ; If I was ever then your care , now hear me ; Fly to the senate , save the promis'd lives Of his dear friends , ere mine be made the ...
... fear not death , but cannot bear a thought That that dear hand should do th ' unfriendly office ; If I was ever then your care , now hear me ; Fly to the senate , save the promis'd lives Of his dear friends , ere mine be made the ...
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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