The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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Page 101
... SECTION I. NOVELTY . HE first and the simplest emotion which we dis- THE cover in the human mind is curiosity . By curi- osity I mean whatever desire we have for , or what- ever pleasure we take in , novelty . We see children ...
... SECTION I. NOVELTY . HE first and the simplest emotion which we dis- THE cover in the human mind is curiosity . By curi- osity I mean whatever desire we have for , or what- ever pleasure we take in , novelty . We see children ...
Page 102
... SECTION II . PAIN AND PLEASURE . It seems , then , necessary towards moving the pas- sions of people advanced in life to any consider- able degree , that the objects designed for that pur- pose , besides their being in some measure new ...
... SECTION II . PAIN AND PLEASURE . It seems , then , necessary towards moving the pas- sions of people advanced in life to any consider- able degree , that the objects designed for that pur- pose , besides their being in some measure new ...
Page 106
... SECTION IV . OF DELIGHT AND PLEASURE , AS OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER . BUT shall we therefore say , that the removal of pain or its diminution is always simply painful ? or affirm that the cessation or the lessening of pleasure is always ...
... SECTION IV . OF DELIGHT AND PLEASURE , AS OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER . BUT shall we therefore say , that the removal of pain or its diminution is always simply painful ? or affirm that the cessation or the lessening of pleasure is always ...
Page 108
... SECTION V. JOY AND GRIEF . Ir must be observed , that the cessation of pleas- ure affects the mind three ways . If it simply ceases after having continued a proper time , the effect is indifference ; if it be abruptly broken off , there ...
... SECTION V. JOY AND GRIEF . Ir must be observed , that the cessation of pleas- ure affects the mind three ways . If it simply ceases after having continued a proper time , the effect is indifference ; if it be abruptly broken off , there ...
Page 109
... bestows . The delight which arises from the modifications of pain confesses the stock from whence it sprung , in its solid , strong , and severe nature . SECTION VI . OF THE PASSIONS WHICH BELONG TO SELF ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL . 109.
... bestows . The delight which arises from the modifications of pain confesses the stock from whence it sprung , in its solid , strong , and severe nature . SECTION VI . OF THE PASSIONS WHICH BELONG TO SELF ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL . 109.
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