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Page 96
... Opposite emotions are so dissimilar as not to admit any sort of union , even where they proceed from causes the most intimately connected . Love to a mistress , and resentment for her infidelity , are of that nature : they cannot exist ...
... Opposite emotions are so dissimilar as not to admit any sort of union , even where they proceed from causes the most intimately connected . Love to a mistress , and resentment for her infidelity , are of that nature : they cannot exist ...
Page 122
... Opposite to these are instances not < 167 > fewer in number : to a criminal the interval between sentence and execution appears wofully short : and the same holds in every case where one dreads an approaching event ; of which even a ...
... Opposite to these are instances not < 167 > fewer in number : to a criminal the interval between sentence and execution appears wofully short : and the same holds in every case where one dreads an approaching event ; of which even a ...
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... opposite quality . Proceeding to matters of taste , where there is naturally a preference of one thing before another ; it is certain , in the first place , that our faint and more delicate feelings are readily susceptible of a bias ...
... opposite quality . Proceeding to matters of taste , where there is naturally a preference of one thing before another ; it is certain , in the first place , that our faint and more delicate feelings are readily susceptible of a bias ...
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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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