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... Dignity and Grace , 12. Ridicule . 13. Wit , 14. Cuftom and Habit , 325 333 352 366 381 400 426 451 494 15. External Signs of Emotions and Paf- fions , 16. Sentiments , 17. Language of Paffion , Pag . 3 VOLUME II . 18. Beauty of ...
... Dignity and Grace , 12. Ridicule . 13. Wit , 14. Cuftom and Habit , 325 333 352 366 381 400 426 451 494 15. External Signs of Emotions and Paf- fions , 16. Sentiments , 17. Language of Paffion , Pag . 3 VOLUME II . 18. Beauty of ...
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... dignity as to become a laudable entertainment . They are not , however , fet on a level with the purely intellectual ; being no less inferior in dignity to intellectual pleasures , than fuperior to the organic or corporeal : they indeed ...
... dignity as to become a laudable entertainment . They are not , however , fet on a level with the purely intellectual ; being no less inferior in dignity to intellectual pleasures , than fuperior to the organic or corporeal : they indeed ...
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... dignity and ele- vation being sweet and moderately exhilarating , they are in their tone equally diftant from the tur- bulence of paffion , and the languor of indolence ; and by that tone are perfectly well qualified , not only to ...
... dignity and ele- vation being sweet and moderately exhilarating , they are in their tone equally diftant from the tur- bulence of paffion , and the languor of indolence ; and by that tone are perfectly well qualified , not only to ...
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... dignity and propriety . The fcience of rational criticism tends to improve the heart no less than the understanding . It tends , in the first place , to moderate the selfish affections : by sweetening and harmonizing the temper , it is ...
... dignity and propriety . The fcience of rational criticism tends to improve the heart no less than the understanding . It tends , in the first place , to moderate the selfish affections : by sweetening and harmonizing the temper , it is ...
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... dignity of charac- ter , which difpofeth him to great and noble ac- tions and herein chiefly confifts the extreme de- light every one hath in the hiftories of conquerors and heroes . This fingular feeling , which may be termed the ...
... dignity of charac- ter , which difpofeth him to great and noble ac- tions and herein chiefly confifts the extreme de- light every one hath in the hiftories of conquerors and heroes . This fingular feeling , which may be termed the ...
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