THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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Page 84
... particular parts must be neglected ; that we must often fubmit the style to the matter , and frequently give up the praise of elegance , fatisfied 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 fubmit the style to the matter , and frequently give up the praise of elegance , fatisfied 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 inquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , fo common to all , fo grounded and certain , as to fupply the means of reasoning fatis- factorily ...
... particular theory . And my point in this inquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , fo common to all , fo grounded and certain , as to fupply the means of reasoning fatis- factorily ...
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... particular man may find from the tafte of fome particular thing . This indeed cannot be difputed ; but we may dif pute , and with fufficient clearnefs too , concern- * H 3 ing ing the things which are naturally pleafing or dif agreeable ...
... particular man may find from the tafte of fome particular thing . This indeed cannot be difputed ; but we may dif pute , and with fufficient clearnefs too , concern- * H 3 ing ing the things which are naturally pleafing or dif agreeable ...
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... particular man , and we muft draw our conclufion from those . This agreement of mankind is not confined to the tafte folely . The principle of pleasure derived from fight is the fame in all . Light is more pleaf- ing than darknefs ...
... particular man , and we muft draw our conclufion from those . This agreement of mankind is not confined to the tafte folely . The principle of pleasure derived from fight is the fame in all . Light is more pleaf- ing than darknefs ...
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... 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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affected affociation againſt agreeable almoſt arifes beauty becauſe befides beſt body cafe caufe cauſe colours confequently confider confiderable confiftent darkneſs defcription defigned degree difpofition diftinct diftinguiſh diſcover faid fame fect feems fenfes fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fimilar fimple fince fions firft firſt fmooth fociety fome fomething fpecies ftand ftate ftill ftrength ftriking ftrong fubject fublime fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure fweet greateſt himſelf horrour idea images imagination impreffion itſelf juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs mankind manner meaſure mind miſtake moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferved object occafions ourſelves paffions pain perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffible pofitive prefent principles produce proportion purpoſe qualities raiſed reafon refult reprefented reſemblance SECT ſeems ſenſe ſeveral ſmall ſome ſpecies ſtate tafte taſte tenfion terrour thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion tural underſtanding uſe whilft words