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... proper or im- proper , what manly , and what mean or trivial . Hence a foundation for rea- soning upon the taste of any individual , and for passing sentence upon it : where it is conformable to principles , we can pronounce with ...
... proper or im- proper , what manly , and what mean or trivial . Hence a foundation for rea- soning upon the taste of any individual , and for passing sentence upon it : where it is conformable to principles , we can pronounce with ...
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... proper to distinguish them by different names : the latter have no existence till a proper object be pre- sented ; whereas the former exist first , and then are directed to an object : a passion comes after its object ; an appetite goes ...
... proper to distinguish them by different names : the latter have no existence till a proper object be pre- sented ; whereas the former exist first , and then are directed to an object : a passion comes after its object ; an appetite goes ...
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... proper or improper , to which dignity or meanness cannot be applied : to eat when one is hungry , is proper , but there is no dignity in that action : revenge fairly taken , if against law , is improper , but not mean . But every action ...
... proper or improper , to which dignity or meanness cannot be applied : to eat when one is hungry , is proper , but there is no dignity in that action : revenge fairly taken , if against law , is improper , but not mean . But every action ...
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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