Elements of Criticism, Volume 1Bell, 1785 - 518 pages |
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Page 5
... disagreeable or difficult : on the contra- ry , the transition is sweet and eafy , from corporeal pleasures to the more refined pleasures of sense ; and no lefs fo , from these to the exalted pleasures of morality and religion . We ...
... disagreeable or difficult : on the contra- ry , the transition is sweet and eafy , from corporeal pleasures to the more refined pleasures of sense ; and no lefs fo , from these to the exalted pleasures of morality and religion . We ...
Page 42
... disagreeable , the painful feeling is an emotion ; if it produce defire to depress him , it is a paffion . To prevent mistakes , it must be observed , that de- fire here is taken in its proper sense , namely , that internal act , which ...
... disagreeable , the painful feeling is an emotion ; if it produce defire to depress him , it is a paffion . To prevent mistakes , it must be observed , that de- fire here is taken in its proper sense , namely , that internal act , which ...
Page 106
... disagreeable are qualities of the objects we perceive ; pleasant and painful are qualities of the emotions we feel : the former qualities are percei- ved as adhering to objects ; the latter are felt as exifting within us . But a paffion ...
... disagreeable are qualities of the objects we perceive ; pleasant and painful are qualities of the emotions we feel : the former qualities are percei- ved as adhering to objects ; the latter are felt as exifting within us . But a paffion ...
Page 107
... disagree- able . With refpect to both , there are general rules , which , if I can trust to induction , admit not a fingle exception . The nature of an emotion or paffion as pleasant or painful , depends entirely on its cause the ...
... disagree- able . With refpect to both , there are general rules , which , if I can trust to induction , admit not a fingle exception . The nature of an emotion or paffion as pleasant or painful , depends entirely on its cause the ...
Page 108
... disagreeable ob- jects , cannot fail to be painful . A general rule for the agreeableness or disagree- ableness of ... disagree- able : if a paffion deviate from the common nature , by being too strong or too weak , it is also wrong and ...
... disagreeable ob- jects , cannot fail to be painful . A general rule for the agreeableness or disagree- ableness of ... disagree- able : if a paffion deviate from the common nature , by being too strong or too weak , it is also wrong and ...
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