 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...itself, if I may .say so, more painful, is, that it is considered as an emissary of this king of terrors. When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable...they are, delightful, as we every day experience. The cause of this I shall endeavour to investigate hereafter. 8ECT. VIII. OF THE PASSIONS WHICH BELONO... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Aesthetics - 1764 - 458 pages
...nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are fimply terrible ; but at certain diftances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The caufe of this I fhall endeavour to inveftigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. Of the paffions which belong... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are fimply terrible; but at certain diftances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The caufe of this I mail endeavour to inveftigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. • OF THE PASSIONS WHICH... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are limply terrible; but at certain diftances, and with certain •modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The caufe of this I fhall endeavour to inveftigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. OF THE PASSIONS WHICH BELONG... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - Ireland - 1800 - 674 pages
...nearly they are incapable of giving any delight, and are fimply terrible ; but at certain diftances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The caufe of this I fhall endeavour to inveftigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. t •• Of the paffions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 366 pages
...nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are fimply terrible ; but at certain diftances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The caufe of this I fhall endeavour to inveftigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. • OF THE PASSIONS WHICH... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...itself, if I may say so, more painful, is that it is considered as an emissary of this king of terrours. When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable...and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The cause of this I shall endeavour to investigate hereafter. SECT. vm. OF THE PASSIONS WHICH BELONG... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1826 - 510 pages
...itself, if I may say so, more painful, is, that it is considered as an emissary of this king of terrours. When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable...they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experiente. The cause of this I shall endeavour to investigate hereafter. SECTION VIII. . OF THE PASSIONS... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 pages
...itself, if I may say so, more painful, is, that it is considered as an emissary of this king of terrors. When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable...and they are delightful, as we every day experience. The cause of this I shall endeavour to investigate hereafter. SECT. VIII. — OF THE PASSIONS WHICH... | |
 | 1833 - 522 pages
...same causes; pain is no longer pain, and terror is no more terror. Yet otherwise says Mr. Burke ; " when danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable...with certain modifications, they may be, and they are highly delightful ; as we every day experience." He here gets involved and confused in his own subtleties.... | |
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When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are simply terrible; but at certain distances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are delightful, as we every day experience. 
