The EnquirerGarland Pub., 1971 - 481 pages |
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Page 139
... attention would often be bestowed upon authors , who have no other characteristic attribute but that of the torpedo , and the princi- pal tendency of whofe literature is to drive all literature and talent out of the world . · If we ...
... attention would often be bestowed upon authors , who have no other characteristic attribute but that of the torpedo , and the princi- pal tendency of whofe literature is to drive all literature and talent out of the world . · If we ...
Page 245
... attention to be paid to , and cultivation to be bestowed upon , fenfible pleasures , is , that the fenfations of our animal frame make an im- portant part of the materials of our knowledge . It is from fenfe that we muft derive those ...
... attention to be paid to , and cultivation to be bestowed upon , fenfible pleasures , is , that the fenfations of our animal frame make an im- portant part of the materials of our knowledge . It is from fenfe that we muft derive those ...
Page 255
... car- ried fo far , as to suggest to us the idea of a person , indifferent to other men's pleasures and pains , and regarding their predilections as objects be neath his attention 7 and Effay VII . § . 1. Of Personal Réputation . 255.
... car- ried fo far , as to suggest to us the idea of a person , indifferent to other men's pleasures and pains , and regarding their predilections as objects be neath his attention 7 and Effay VII . § . 1. Of Personal Réputation . 255.
Contents
Effay Page I OF Awakening the Mind | 1 |
Of the Utility of Talents | 7 |
Of the Sources of Genius 12 | 12 |
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