An Analytical Inquiry Into the Principles of Taste |
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... consequently , purely intellectual ; nor is the expression more figurative in the one than in the other * . If we speak , indeed , of any indi- vidual human form , the idea is not abstract ; but then it is complex : and of the ideas ...
... consequently , purely intellectual ; nor is the expression more figurative in the one than in the other * . If we speak , indeed , of any indi- vidual human form , the idea is not abstract ; but then it is complex : and of the ideas ...
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... consequently in- corporated with every thing that they taste . The African , who prefers a black complexion to a white one , perceives that it is black as clearly as we do ; and black has the same ana- logy with darkness , in his eyes ...
... consequently in- corporated with every thing that they taste . The African , who prefers a black complexion to a white one , perceives that it is black as clearly as we do ; and black has the same ana- logy with darkness , in his eyes ...
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... consequently given a name to that rule or criterion of just exertion in all the rest , which is the subject of the present inquiry : wherefore I shall examine it first ; and , after comparing it with those of its two kindred organs of ...
... consequently given a name to that rule or criterion of just exertion in all the rest , which is the subject of the present inquiry : wherefore I shall examine it first ; and , after comparing it with those of its two kindred organs of ...
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... consequently a medium of communication for every thing applied to them . 2. If any quantity of any other fluid of ex- actly the same quality and temperature be received into the mouth , it will produce no other sensation than that of ...
... consequently a medium of communication for every thing applied to them . 2. If any quantity of any other fluid of ex- actly the same quality and temperature be received into the mouth , it will produce no other sensation than that of ...
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... consequently the pleasures and pains arising from them , as well as the ideas which they imprint , are in the brain ; from which , if the organ be separated , though it may retain its irritability , and its apparent sensi- bility , for ...
... consequently the pleasures and pains arising from them , as well as the ideas which they imprint , are in the brain ; from which , if the organ be separated , though it may retain its irritability , and its apparent sensi- bility , for ...
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Page 349 - Above them all the archangel: but his face Deep scars of thunder had intrench'd; and care Sat on his faded cheek; but under brows .Of dauntless courage, and considerate pride Waiting revenge; cruel his eye, but cast Signs of remorse and passion...
Page 389 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm: Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That hush'd in grim repose expects his evening prey.
Page 390 - Commander : he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than Arch-Angel ruin'd, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Page 344 - Be innocent of the knowledge , dearest chuck , Till thou applaud the deed. — Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale!
Page 389 - She-wolf of France, with unrelenting fangs That tear'st the bowels of thy mangled mate, From thee be born, who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of heaven! What terrors round him wait! Amazement in his van, with flight combined, And sorrow's faded form, and solitude behind.
Page 391 - Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.
Page 9 - Bush, I do not know whether I am singular in my Opinion, but, for my own part, I would rather look upon a Tree in all its Luxuriancy and Diffusion of Boughs and Branches, than when it is thus cut and trimmed into a Mathematical Figure; and cannot but fancy that an Orchard in Flower looks infinitely more delightful than all the little Labyrinths of the most finished Parterre...
Page 389 - Mighty victor, mighty lord, Low on his funeral couch he lies! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies.
Page 120 - With all perfections, so inflame my sense With ardour to enjoy thee, fairer now Than ever, bounty of this virtuous tree. So said he, and forbore not glance or toy Of amorous intent, well understood Of Eve, whose eye darted contagious fire. Her hand he...
Page 363 - 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.