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Page 142
... instances , a plurality of causes pro- ducing in conjunction a great pleasure in other inftances , no lefs frequent , no conjunction , but each caufe acting in oppofition . To enter bluntly upon a fubject of fuch intricacy , might ...
... instances , a plurality of causes pro- ducing in conjunction a great pleasure in other inftances , no lefs frequent , no conjunction , but each caufe acting in oppofition . To enter bluntly upon a fubject of fuch intricacy , might ...
Page 267
... object that bears fome diflant refem- blance to a known fpecies , is an instance of a third degree of novelty : a ftrong refemblance among individuals of the fame fpecies , prevents almost entirely the Ch . VI . 267 NOVELTY , & c .
... object that bears fome diflant refem- blance to a known fpecies , is an instance of a third degree of novelty : a ftrong refemblance among individuals of the fame fpecies , prevents almost entirely the Ch . VI . 267 NOVELTY , & c .
Page 314
... which is felt even in a train of related perceptions ; much more of unrelated perceptions , which gain not ad- mittance without effort : the effort , it is true , is fcarce perceptible in a single instance ; but by 314 Ch . IX : UNIFORMITY.
... which is felt even in a train of related perceptions ; much more of unrelated perceptions , which gain not ad- mittance without effort : the effort , it is true , is fcarce perceptible in a single instance ; but by 314 Ch . IX : UNIFORMITY.
Page 315
is fcarce perceptible in a single instance ; but by frequent reiteration it becomes exceedingly pain- ful . Whatever be the cause , the fact is certain , that a man never finds himself more at ease , than when his perceptions fucceed ...
is fcarce perceptible in a single instance ; but by frequent reiteration it becomes exceedingly pain- ful . Whatever be the cause , the fact is certain , that a man never finds himself more at ease , than when his perceptions fucceed ...
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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