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... minds which have this elegant and liberal turn , the most pleasing hopes may be en- tertained . On the contrary , entire insensibility , to What question has been long contested among the learned ? — What opinions may be various ? -What ...
... minds which have this elegant and liberal turn , the most pleasing hopes may be en- tertained . On the contrary , entire insensibility , to What question has been long contested among the learned ? — What opinions may be various ? -What ...
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... mind . Poetry , eloquence , and history , continually exhibit to our view those elevated sentiments and high exam- ples , which tend to nourish in our minds public spirit , love of glory , contempt of external fortune , and admi- ration ...
... mind . Poetry , eloquence , and history , continually exhibit to our view those elevated sentiments and high exam- ples , which tend to nourish in our minds public spirit , love of glory , contempt of external fortune , and admi- ration ...
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... mind . To have some discernment of beauty is no less essential to man , than to possess the attributes of speech and reason . Though no human being can be entirely devoid of this faculty , yet it is possessed in very different de- grees ...
... mind . To have some discernment of beauty is no less essential to man , than to possess the attributes of speech and reason . Though no human being can be entirely devoid of this faculty , yet it is possessed in very different de- grees ...
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... mind , that standard of good sense , which he employs in judging of every thing . He estimates with propriety the relative merit of the several beauties which he meets in any work of ge- nius ; refers them to their proper classes ...
... mind , that standard of good sense , which he employs in judging of every thing . He estimates with propriety the relative merit of the several beauties which he meets in any work of ge- nius ; refers them to their proper classes ...
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... mind . It is built upon sentiments and perceptions , which are inseparable from our nature ; and which generally operate with the same uniformity as our other intellectual principles . When these sentiments are perverted by ignorance or ...
... mind . It is built upon sentiments and perceptions , which are inseparable from our nature ; and which generally operate with the same uniformity as our other intellectual principles . When these sentiments are perverted by ignorance or ...
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