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Page 37
... circumstance in human actions , is not visible , it requires reflection to discover their true character : I fee one delivering a purfe of mo- ney to another , but I can make nothing of that action , till I learn with what intention the ...
... circumstance in human actions , is not visible , it requires reflection to discover their true character : I fee one delivering a purfe of mo- ney to another , but I can make nothing of that action , till I learn with what intention the ...
Page 154
... circumstance concurs , to give paffion an undue influence on our opinions and belief ; and that is a strong tendency in our nature to juftify our paffions as well as our actions , not to others only , but even to ourfelves . That ...
... circumstance concurs , to give paffion an undue influence on our opinions and belief ; and that is a strong tendency in our nature to juftify our paffions as well as our actions , not to others only , but even to ourfelves . That ...
Page 317
... circumstances , are a beau- tiful contrivance of nature for valuable purposes . But being fenfible , that the mind , inflamed with fpeculations fo highly interesting , is beyond mea- fure difpofed to conviction ; I fhall be watchful to ...
... circumstances , are a beau- tiful contrivance of nature for valuable purposes . But being fenfible , that the mind , inflamed with fpeculations fo highly interesting , is beyond mea- fure difpofed to conviction ; I fhall be watchful to ...
Page 342
... circumstances the painful emotion of improprie- ty , generates in the author of the action both hu- mility and fhame ; the former when he confiders his relation to the action , and the latter when he confiders what others will think of ...
... circumstances the painful emotion of improprie- ty , generates in the author of the action both hu- mility and fhame ; the former when he confiders his relation to the action , and the latter when he confiders what others will think of ...
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action againſt agreeable alfo appear arifing arts beauty becauſe Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe circumftances confequently congruity connexion contraft courfe courſe criticifm defcribed defcription defire degree difagreeable diffimilar diftinct diftinguifhed diftrefs dignity effect elevation emotion raiſed emotions and paffions exift expreffion faid fame fcarce feeling feems fenfe fenfible fentiment fhall fhort fhould fhows figure fimilar final caufe fingle fingular fion firft fo complex focial fome fometimes fpectator ftill ftrong fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient furprife fwell grandeur gratification hath himſelf ideal prefence ideas Iliad impreffion inftances itſelf ject lefs meaſure mind moft moſt motion mufic muft muſt nature nexion novelty obfcure obfervation objects of fight occafion oppofite Othello paffing pain perceive perceptions perfon pleaſant emotion pleaſure prefent produce produceth propenfity propriety puniſhment purpoſes qualities raife reafon refemblance refpect relation relifh riety rifible ſelfiſh tafte thefe theſe things thofe thoſe tion uniformity uſe variety