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... those of any race of mankind ; but their desires seem , in general , to be excited by smell , rather than by sight or contact . If , however , a boar can C think a sow the sweetest and most lovely of living INTRODUCTION . 17.
... those of any race of mankind ; but their desires seem , in general , to be excited by smell , rather than by sight or contact . If , however , a boar can C think a sow the sweetest and most lovely of living INTRODUCTION . 17.
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... seem to be more exquisite , than any derived from nature : for , when men have once acquired them , they are more constant in the indulgence of them , and find greater diffi- culty in dispensing with the gratification , after they have ...
... seem to be more exquisite , than any derived from nature : for , when men have once acquired them , they are more constant in the indulgence of them , and find greater diffi- culty in dispensing with the gratification , after they have ...
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... seem to depend on similar modes and degrees of irritation : but , in mankind , to be more limited in their extent , in the sense of smelling , than in that of tasting . 2. In some kinds of animals , however , the sense of smell seems to ...
... seem to depend on similar modes and degrees of irritation : but , in mankind , to be more limited in their extent , in the sense of smelling , than in that of tasting . 2. In some kinds of animals , however , the sense of smell seems to ...
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... seems to be but little connected with the appetite for food , and wholly independent of any preconceived ideas of the objects of their pursuit being fit for it . Hence several kinds of them will not eat the game , which they pursue with ...
... seems to be but little connected with the appetite for food , and wholly independent of any preconceived ideas of the objects of their pursuit being fit for it . Hence several kinds of them will not eat the game , which they pursue with ...
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... seems to be no further con- cerned than in indicating their object ; the real principles and incentives of their desires being certain internal stimuli , which operate perio- dically with a degree of violence far surpassing that of any ...
... seems to be no further con- cerned than in indicating their object ; the real principles and incentives of their desires being certain internal stimuli , which operate perio- dically with a degree of violence far surpassing that of any ...
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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.