The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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Page 90
... cause of the Difference between the Passions belonging to Self - preser- vation , and those which regard the Society of the Sexes - 136 X. Of Beauty - 137 XI . Society and Solitude 139 XII . Sympathy , Imitation , and Ambition - 140 ...
... cause of the Difference between the Passions belonging to Self - preser- vation , and those which regard the Society of the Sexes - 136 X. Of Beauty - 137 XI . Society and Solitude 139 XII . Sympathy , Imitation , and Ambition - 140 ...
Page 91
... cause of Beauty in Vegetables - 205 III . Proportion not the cause of Beauty in Animals - - 210 IV . Proportion not the cause of Beauty in the Human Species - - - 212 V. Proportion further considered - - 220 VI . Fitness not the ...
... cause of Beauty in Vegetables - 205 III . Proportion not the cause of Beauty in Animals - - 210 IV . Proportion not the cause of Beauty in the Human Species - - - 212 V. Proportion further considered - - 220 VI . Fitness not the ...
Page 92
... Beauty in Colour - XVIII . Recapitulation - XIX . The Physiognomy XX . The Eye - - XXI . Ugliness - XXII . Grace ... Cause of the Sublime and Beautiful - - 255 II . Association 257 III . Cause of Pain and Fear - 258 IV . Continued ...
... Beauty in Colour - XVIII . Recapitulation - XIX . The Physiognomy XX . The Eye - - XXI . Ugliness - XXII . Grace ... Cause of the Sublime and Beautiful - - 255 II . Association 257 III . Cause of Pain and Fear - 258 IV . Continued ...
Page 151
... cause , is society . There are two sorts of societies . The first is , the society of sex . The passion belonging to this is called love , and it contains a mixture of lust ; its object is the beauty of women . The other is the great ...
... cause , is society . There are two sorts of societies . The first is , the society of sex . The passion belonging to this is called love , and it contains a mixture of lust ; its object is the beauty of women . The other is the great ...
Page 203
... beauty in a figurative manner , that is to say , in a manner extremely uncertain , and indeterminate . By beauty , I mean that quality , or those qualities in bodies , by which they cause love , or some passion similar to it . I love ...
... beauty in a figurative manner , that is to say , in a manner extremely uncertain , and indeterminate . By beauty , I mean that quality , or those qualities in bodies , by which they cause love , or some passion similar to it . I love ...
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