Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: essays, moral, political and literary, Том 1Bell & Bradfute, 1825 - Всего страниц: 544 |
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... mankind . I believe , however , every one will agree with me , that , notwithstanding this resemblance , delicacy of taste is as much to be desired and cultivated , as delicacy of passion is to be lamented , and to be remedied , if ...
... mankind . I believe , however , every one will agree with me , that , notwithstanding this resemblance , delicacy of taste is as much to be desired and cultivated , as delicacy of passion is to be lamented , and to be remedied , if ...
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... mankind . On farther re- flection , I find , that it rather improves our sensibility for all the tender and agreeable passions ; at the same time that it renders the mind incapable of the rougher and DELICACY OF TASTE .
... mankind . On farther re- flection , I find , that it rather improves our sensibility for all the tender and agreeable passions ; at the same time that it renders the mind incapable of the rougher and DELICACY OF TASTE .
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... mankind are strangers . The emotions which they excite are soft and tender . They draw off the mind from the hurry of business and interest ; cherish reflection ; dispose to tranquillity ; and produce an agreeable melancholy , which ...
... mankind are strangers . The emotions which they excite are soft and tender . They draw off the mind from the hurry of business and interest ; cherish reflection ; dispose to tranquillity ; and produce an agreeable melancholy , which ...
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... mankind fall short of the notions which he has entertained . And , his affections being thus confined within a narrow circle , no wonder he carries them fur- ther , than if they were more general and undistinguished . The gaiety and ...
... mankind fall short of the notions which he has entertained . And , his affections being thus confined within a narrow circle , no wonder he carries them fur- ther , than if they were more general and undistinguished . The gaiety and ...
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... mankind . Why should not the case be the same in public affairs ? Can we ascribe the stability and wisdom of the Venetian government , through so many ages , to any thing but the form of government ? And is it not easy to point out ...
... mankind . Why should not the case be the same in public affairs ? Can we ascribe the stability and wisdom of the Venetian government , through so many ages , to any thing but the form of government ? And is it not easy to point out ...
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