The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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Page 70
... 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 81
... the elegant arts . This is , I think , the most gen- eral idea of that word , and what is the least con- nected with any particular theory . And my point in VOL . I. this inquiry is , to find whether there are any ON TASTE . 81.
... the elegant arts . This is , I think , the most gen- eral idea of that word , and what is the least con- nected with any particular theory . And my point in VOL . I. this inquiry is , to find whether there are any ON TASTE . 81.
Page 84
... particular man may find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dispute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning the things which are naturally pleasing or disagreeable to the sense ...
... particular man may find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dispute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning the things which are naturally pleasing or disagreeable to the sense ...
Page 86
... 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 man- ner , and on the common principles . Thus the pleas- ure ...
... 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 man- ner , and on the common principles . Thus the pleas- ure ...
Page 87
... particular habits or advantages . Mr. Locke very justly and finely observes of wit , that it is chiefly conversant in tracing resemblances ; he remarks , at the same time , that the business of judgment is rather in finding differences ...
... particular habits or advantages . Mr. Locke very justly and finely observes of wit , that it is chiefly conversant in tracing resemblances ; he remarks , at the same time , that the business of judgment is rather in finding differences ...
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