AN ANALYTICAL INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF TASTE. BY RICHARD PAYNE KNIGHT. THE FOURTH EDITION. Quid placet aut odio est, quod non mutabile credas? London: Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, FOR T. PAYNE, 88, PALL-MALL; AND J. WHITE, FLEET-STREET. CONTENTS. 7. Applied to intellectual as well as sensible Qualities. 9. As to the Sexes in Mankind. CHAP. II. OF SMELL. 4. Sir Joshua Reynolds's Position confirmed. 6. External Stimuli in Plants. 7. Sensation of Plants, organic Sensations in general. 1. Organs and Modes of Action. 3. Its Nature and Causes. 4. Its Effects, Modes, and Degrees of Irritation. 13. How violated in the dead Languages. 14. How far addressed to organic Sense. 15. Musical and Poetical Melody. CHAP. V. OF SIGHT. 6. Irritation-its Effects on the Organ. 7. Pleasures and Pains. Colours. 8. Reflected and refracted Lights. Effects of Co- 9. Sensual or visible Beauty. 10. Degrees of Sensibility in the Organs. 11 & 12. Smoothness, Sharpness, and Brilliancy in 14. In Buildings, Gardens, Pieces of Water, &c. |