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... relish , and beget fatiety and dif- guft . To relieve us from that uneafiness , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilerating pleasures of the eye and ear , which take place imperceptibly , with- out much varying the tone ...
... relish , and beget fatiety and dif- guft . To relieve us from that uneafiness , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilerating pleasures of the eye and ear , which take place imperceptibly , with- out much varying the tone ...
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... relish , did they not raise us above others , and command fubmiffion and defe- rence * . But the preference given to things grand and fublime must have a deeper root in human nature . Many beftow their time * Honeftum per fe effe ...
... relish , did they not raise us above others , and command fubmiffion and defe- rence * . But the preference given to things grand and fublime must have a deeper root in human nature . Many beftow their time * Honeftum per fe effe ...
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... relish novelty the most , are careful to conceal its influence . This relish , it is true , prevails in children , in idle people , and in men of a weak mind . And yet , after all , why should one be ashamed for indulging a a natural ...
... relish novelty the most , are careful to conceal its influence . This relish , it is true , prevails in children , in idle people , and in men of a weak mind . And yet , after all , why should one be ashamed for indulging a a natural ...
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