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... fame principle ; and that in thinking or reflecting upon a number of objects , we naturally follow the fame order as when we actually furvey them . The principle of order is confpicuous with re- fpect to natural operations ; for it ...
... fame principle ; and that in thinking or reflecting upon a number of objects , we naturally follow the fame order as when we actually furvey them . The principle of order is confpicuous with re- fpect to natural operations ; for it ...
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... fame alacrity from a whole to its parts , or from a principal to its acceffories : but in the contrary direction , it is fenfible of a fort of retro- grade motion , which is unpleasant . And here may be remarked the great influence of ...
... fame alacrity from a whole to its parts , or from a principal to its acceffories : but in the contrary direction , it is fenfible of a fort of retro- grade motion , which is unpleasant . And here may be remarked the great influence of ...
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... fame time , that full juflice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conflituent part of the principal action , the con- nexion ought to be ftill more intimate . The fame objection lies against ...
... fame time , that full juflice is done to this incident , by confidering it to be an epifode ; for if it be a conflituent part of the principal action , the con- nexion ought to be ftill more intimate . The fame objection lies against ...
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... fame from thofe which are in- ternal ; and accordingly power , difcernment , wit , mildness , fympathy , courage , benevolence , are agreeable in a high degree : upon perceiving thefe qualities in others , we inflantaneoufly feel ...
... fame from thofe which are in- ternal ; and accordingly power , difcernment , wit , mildness , fympathy , courage , benevolence , are agreeable in a high degree : upon perceiving thefe qualities in others , we inflantaneoufly feel ...
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... fame kind with what we felt when eye - witneffes . In a word , an agree able or disagreeable object recalled to the mind in idea , is the occafion of a pleasant or painful emo- tion , of the fame kind with that produced when the object ...
... fame kind with what we felt when eye - witneffes . In a word , an agree able or disagreeable object recalled to the mind in idea , is the occafion of a pleasant or painful emo- tion , of the fame kind with that produced when the object ...
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