The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 84
... particular parts must be neglected ; that we must often submit the style to the matter , and frequently give up the praise of elegance , satisfied with being clear . The characters of nature are legible , it is true ; but they are not ...
... particular parts must be neglected ; that we must often submit the style to the matter , and frequently give up the praise of elegance , satisfied with being clear . The characters of nature are legible , it is true ; but they are not ...
Page 98
... particular theory . And my point in this enquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , so common to all , so grounded and certain , as to supply the means of reasoning satis- factorily ...
... particular theory . And my point in this enquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , so common to all , so grounded and certain , as to supply the means of reasoning satis- factorily ...
Page 101
... particular man may find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning H 3 the the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable ...
... particular man may find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning H 3 the the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable ...
Page 102
... particular man , and we must draw our con- clusion from those . This agreement of mankind is not confined to the taste solely . The principle of pleasure derived from sight is the same in all . Light is more pleas- ing than darkness ...
... particular man , and we must draw our con- clusion from those . This agreement of mankind is not confined to the taste solely . The principle of pleasure derived from sight is the same in all . Light is more pleas- ing than darkness ...
Page 104
... particular points . For in judging of any new thing , even of a taste similar to that which he has been formed by habit to like , he finds his palate affected in the natural manner , and on the common principles . Thus the pleasure of ...
... particular points . For in judging of any new thing , even of a taste similar to that which he has been formed by habit to like , he finds his palate affected in the natural manner , and on the common principles . Thus the pleasure of ...
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